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Cathereta macconnichi
No.3 3:18 Another bird arrives & lands is ignored. announces after he lands.
At the same time one lands next
in another above me. bird on ground announces
as it lands then stops. another bird
then announces.
3:20 P.M. 3:15 record. # which had been
present all along seen sitting as if incubating
uttering a very nasal i i i call intermittently
pointing bill down ? as it did so.
Old bird preens.
3:35. C. which strutted before. Umbarked
bird walked toward rite. assumed strut
posture tail up wing pointed down part
tail Q etc. other streets & give challenge
move off. Both quiet a moment then
umbarked repeat get into strut then still
holding tail up lowers head & begins
right in front of old bird which turns to avoid her.
Continues for a minute or so. Male bird (banded)
begun uttering a different cry e i e slowly
& intermittently at first. Then rapidly repeated.
Then mounts female. F remains standing
firmly squats. Male remains on flapping
wings calling stops repeats who boggins
wagging tail from side to side but everything
stops right there. Set off