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[[underline]] inca [[/underline]], Nov. 15,1955, II.  [[circled]] 89 [[/circled]]

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[[underline]] One of his visits was to a spot right next to a copulating pair,[[/underline]] whom the fish-carrying "[[male symbol]]" faced throughout his visit. 9:25.
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Pair land M.C. of mutual Agg-[[double check mark]] V&HF- [[double check mark]] Agg.V [[double check mark]] [[underline]] Then face each other in F [[/underline]] [[male symbol]] does brief F & Cht.  Up in agg V again walking round.
[[female symbol]] begins HB in H&R. [[male symbol]] stands in more or less extreme "aux V", (almost an O - obviously just an int. mov. to fly up) [[underline]] Does two HB movements from this posture. Then walks around in Agg.V again. [[/underline]]
[[female symbol]] continues soliciting [[male symbol]] approaches her again. Stands right beside her. Looks as if about to mount at any moment, and then both fly off in Silent Panic.
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  Because of the tendency to hold out carpi a trifle, or, rather hold them in such a way that they are visible, as an int mov. of flying, it is usually or often impossible to distinguish between the "Alert Posture" and the Aux.V.  Thus the Aux.V. appears to be relatively little ritualized in this species 

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  A word about "carpi-raising" in general. It is present in all the hostile & sexual postures of this species - to a greater or lesser extent. Perhaps most frequently conspicuous in Agg.V. But never as conspicuous as in some gulls -- never a "shield effect" comme ca [[sketch of wings wide-spread]] At most, like this: [[sketch of bird with wings held out but close to body]] and this is relatively rare too [[arrow pointing to sketch]]
Usually [[sketch of bird with foot up, wings close to body]] Thus, it might be better to say that the carpal joints are held out a little, and lowered a little, (see the drawing I did the other day of the usual side view)

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  There has been, on the average, [[underline]]about 2 panics every 5 minutes - all morning long.[[/underline]]

[[left margin]] [[star]] comm area [[double check mark]] [[/left margin]] V+G[[check mark]]-O+G[[check mark]]-V+G[[check mark]] Gost[[double check mark]]-V[[check mark]]. Gost[[double check mark]]. Aux[[check mark]] V+G-V[[check mark]]-Agg[[check mark]].V-Gost[[double check mark]]-V O+G[[check mark]]-LCN[[check mark]]-LCN[[check mark]]. [[underlined]] Agg[[check mark]] V after attack [[/underlined]] St.[[check mark]] Agg.[[check mark]] V-Gost[[double check mark]] [[vertical oval[[check mark]]-horizontal oval[[check mark]]-vertical oval[[check mark]]-horizontal oval[[check mark]]-vertical oval[[check mark]]]] Gost[[double check mark]]-Gost[[double check mark]] [[underlined]] Agg[[check mark]] V before attack. [[/underlined]] Agg[[check mark]] V-Gost[[check mark]] Agg[[check mark]] V. St[[double check mark]]-Gost[[check mark]]-St[[double check mark]] St[[check mark]]-Gost[[double check mark]]-St[[check mark]]-Gost[[triple check mark]]-St[[double check mark]]-Gost[[double check mark]]-Gost[[double check mark]] St[[check mark]]-Gost[[triple check mark]]-St[[double check mark]]. [[vertical oval[[check mark]]-horizontal oval[[check mark]]-vertical oval[[check mark]]]] [[underline]] before attack. [[/underlined]]