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Holmes,R
1960
Erobia alpina
8 June Barrow, Alaska
Oke, which indicates that egg laying is near.
9 June—Several pair seen along Olson Logron. One
a pair of birds flew and landed in
another pairs territory. A chase ensued
involving all 4 birds. The chase
apparently left the territory centered a
2nd m. The third pair then took chase
the 2 birds swiveld looked for
The fundra for several minutes. Finally
the 3rs seemed to get back to their own
areas. When an established &
see a foreign red-bird fly
towards it, he flies up and
straight toward the intruder. But
down so, he holds his wings at
a 45° L above the horizontal to
utter the shrill trill. If the
intruder had closed in too close
the birds.
10 June Barrow—several pair seen along The Ridge
west of Ft. Print Lake + near Skovnik. Sec.
vidii. were collected. In the evening near
Olson Logron (Ss. o/ Wohl), Three birds were
watched for about 45 min. Two of the
birds remained together constantly, +
all three would meet in the
course of their feeding even least