Antartica field notes, v1468
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Catheracts inaccornwili. MaKey 1964 Jan.11 3:30 challenge a quater Unb 29 flies to mate, 40 feet. Band challenges as lands, [illegible] Unb responds after landing. Challenge really seems to serve as greeting & reinforce reinforcement ceremony. 3:45 11 ad who has been sitting on roadway flies & nest, stands nearby & preens. She here & it went up in a tiny dip, and first noticed at dropping down next to nest. 3:52 Ad 11 now sitting on ground next to road. The ad. in nest enclosure hasn't moved. 4:02 Unb 349 as standing by nest feeding chick, B. is mentating. Walked over & checked this. I didn't see the change take place but believe it was a moment before this, i.e. when Unb. got up to feed chick. Unb. then flies around stands a moment & leaves. 4:09 Ad 11, the one outside nest flew off N. along road. 4:23 Was Band 349 sitting on egg? (4:02 above) 2? [illegible] had now on nest seen struggling on egg just after above entry made, the bird on egg seems see below Extremely light colored in the banded member. 4:34 Unb. 349 returns, bands, challenges. Band in call challenge cell. Unb. preens, [illegible] 4:23 entry. 4:53 B 216 on slope in mutual [illegible] New all 4:56 Unb. 349 Buttress walls front, Stops 1/2 feet off one call Challenge plus overhead, gives reciprocal low one cell. New call Both 349 standing, in New cell puttin' O