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Catheracta macroura
Dec. 5 Now, that when the Q does this bill jabbing in copuli she usually dumps the male + when she is fed first copulation has manually been successful. Check this!
10:25 L? stands, gives 2x call at passing bird.
10:26 Shna, low (2 feet) right through territory. R? in challenge call; L? in full challenge.
10:29 Bird flies over low (12 feet) R? on nest gives full bill down. L? nothing.
10:30 Same bird back, R? in bill down, L? in brief challenge display, another circle; L? in bill down, R? nothing; another circle + neither gives any response.
10:35 a copulation, by pair in Spa. Q setting, jabbed a few times at ? during the process. Blood up & uttered "gratification" call as male-male contact but appeared to toss him off at the same time.
10:46 L? gets up, stretches left side, gives challenge to bird flying over. R? in challenge call from nest.
10:45 R? 42 - unbandd has been standing 4 feet from nest on mound, banded incubating. Just noticed banded standing 1/2 feet from nest, facing