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[[underline]] inca [[underline]], Nov. 11, 1955, VII

[[left margin]] * redir, on mate [[/left margin]] [[circle]] 11:25 [[circle]] [[image - vertical oval with check mark above]] - [[image - horizontal oval with check mark above]] - [[image - vertical oval with check mark above]] - [[image - horizontal oval with check mark above]] - [[image - vertical oval with check mark above]] - [[image - horizontal oval]] -St. [[image - check mark above word]] Gost [[image - check mark above word]]- St [[image - check mark above word]]- Gost[[image - check mark above word]] - St[[image - check mark above word]] - Gost[[image - check mark above word]] - St[[image - check mark above word]] - Gost[[image - check mark above word]] - St[[image - check mark above word]]

Some, at least, of the mutual [[image - horizontal oval]] - [[image - vertical oval]] performances by mates are apparently not provoked by intrusions of third birds. Just seem to start off in vacuo.

Peculiar incident. Presumably connected with pairing. One bird ("[[image - male symbol]]") hands fish to another ("[[image - female symbol]]") "[[image - male symbol]]" in semi-F Also "[[image - female symbol]]". Possibly some Cht in these semi-F's. Then "[[image - female symbol]]" runs around with fish, half-swallowed, protruding longitudinally from bill as usual. In FO posture. Occasionally rejoins "[[image - male symbol]]" or he rejoins her. Then "[[image - male symbol]]" does cht performances, mostly from F and [[image - horizontal oval]], little [[image - vertical oval]] "[[image - female symbol]]" then sometimes does same thing, more or less F usually, weak, can't tell whether [[round?]] or not.(Fish carrying Bird always seems much hampered by it. Rather sluggish, unable to display properly). Then "[[image - female symbol]]" makes repeated (at least 5) circular flights. Quite unritualized. Very brief. Comes back to 3 different sites, in same general area, but separated by many yards and territories of other birds Sometimes lands & nobody pays any attention. "[[image - female symbol]]" just sits, in more or less FO. Sometimes threatened (agg V) by a nearby bird. Then "[[image - female symbol]]" retreats. More often there is some display, mutual, with a nearby bird. "[[image - female symbol]]" in FO, occasionally F + cht. Occas. [[image - horizontal oval]] or gost. (some of these latter are at potential nest-sites, may conceivably be accompanied by trace of scraping  The bird displaying, with "[[image - female symbol]]", which may or may not be the original "[[image - male symbol]]" each time, does more varied displaying: Essentially an alternation of Agg V & H F and Cht patterns, mostly [[image - horizontal oval]] and F, occasional Gosts, perhaps an [[image - vertical oval]] or two. Always get confused after this, as their are repeated, enormous, Silent pauses throughout the colony. But the "[[image - female symbol]]" is back, with fish, at least twice before I lose her again 12:25.

No, back again & again. To the same three sites. Sometimes a few others. Actually approached usual birds, ([[underline]] once [[underline]] a copulating pair, which may be significant). Little

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