SP Myers 1976 Stercorarius longicaudus Cosline Road, Barrow, Alaska 20 July numbers of long tailed jaques beginning to appear, moving by solitarily and in flocks 23 July many hunting on village ridge behind grid 3 - also along garlin road out to Britten area. They appear to be settling in flocks in places where eskimo kids have killed rabbit pomaun pairs. Some aggression, particularly example chasing between long tails, with loud vocalization. However they are chased vigorously by long tailed pomarines when they wander into territories - ~15 on the ridge. 24 July territorial ? - cleaning consistently it appears. Hunting is done by hovering. have seen them take lemmings. others may be after tigulids as they are foraging on the ground in flocks. 25 July territorial bird along garlin road between road and Voth Slough. Chases other longtails and also pomarines. Display quite different from pomarines, with wing angle during gliding flight decidedly arched. Head thrust up awkwardly during this flight, vocalization given. Territory length (area distance of supplaubation) perhaps 200 m by ~100 m. Chasing Display at glaucous gull also. 27 July another territorial bird present along the village ridge behind the grid. Converse distribution of long tailed pomarine - long tails are well established anywhere pomarines have been removed. Big concentration (~30) on Britten area. Some chasing. Perhaps a suggestion of contiguous feeding territories, but not consistent enough in chasing. [illegible]