Antartica field notes, v1468
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Catharacta maccormicki Male 1960 26 Nov. 12 hopped oz. I had a stern view. 9 flutters self by spending wing a lot, including scapulars as she looks [illegible] from rear. She again gave low-guttural nerve at contact. 87 was fluffed up in body feathers through performance. Maintained cop. cell until towards end when he gave it only occasionally. Contact 4 to 5 times. loud 2:20 Two birds in new lead swooping dive flew along glacier front circled back flew + gilded together, then repeated, one landed on hill one continued out landed next to another slope for Wnt bump slope. Copulation 2:22 Copp. alone. Bird flew on ? in full challenge, 9 in challenge all only 2:40 PT Red mate flew off. 3:05 One skua flew to Skua 7 penguin egg in hill - landed up slope. Cupulation Pm W of me in Cop. 37 or 820 feet apart. 9 flew + flew, she begged be regurgitated then began cop. cell. broke off walked off 6-8 feet + cloked (Kolechion). I walked away. 9 followed finally they copulated. Set. Male walked + cloked once then sat. Copulation Copp. of 2:22 only lone been sitting on snow path. I got up chold 10 feet away, sat in bowl