Antartica field notes, v1468
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Cathereta macconnelli Annamee. all 3 annamee. 362 sets. 31 stands walks off 3 feet 2:41 31 flies 10 feet from 362 stands utter beginning copulation call for minute, low intensity, then sits. 2:43 One of 362 in object teasing ritual. Spontaneous, no prelude + other just sits as if it was done. Walks off 3 feet a third bird comes over in food beg attitude Mate gets up + walks over. First bird annamee 40 34 who flies off. 362 both at 2 feet apart. 2:45 Egg incubation call by L y.o. intermittent- 2:48 362 or rouge. Same bird which walked off before repeated. Began chasing sitting birds nearby. Walked up to them slowly head up but not extremely so. Just the walk + pose made some birds fly. With others when he got close he would open bill + thrust at them soundlessly + without real threat, they would fly or at least move. One however returned at angrily + our bird fled. Mate joined him + went about likewise. Both then sat. Now (2:52) m bird chole ceremony then sat. 2:57 Infused? Two birds on 31 Ten. One in up ccel, beginning perusing