Antartica field notes, v1468
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Catharacta maccormicki Male, 1960 Nov. 9 as they were the commonest remain found + meat ranged To pithe Bones We found one nest cavity completely lined or ringed with their bones. Also found a couple of snow petrel remains in the area. On the bay ice in front of the skua we an area a couple of hundred yard square I picked up the remains of five snow petrels (+1 wing in skua + one juvenile to head partly gone) I would resume from this that the skuas are feeding on the young chicks which must emerge from their burrows after the bay ice freezes in the fall. Nov. 12 04?? Curved skua 1:40, took up old post. Pt to S. of post made up of PT Red + an mumbled bird is a wide red. band on one leg. 2:10 Pt. wpulated NE of my portion about 20 feet away, both unmarked or banded birds. & definitely flattens herself down-ment when begging. Begging initiated by F &/a (both blue) triggered by the male beginning to regurgitate. After regurgitating F & had eaten she remained with head + body horizontal. F began intermittent begging cry increasing in frequency intensity. As it we he began spreading wing. Finally 25