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[[underline]] elegans [[/underline]], Dec 4, 1955, III
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with some zig-zagging. one or both uttered "Krih Krih Krih..." notes, fairly long-drawn, separated by intervals, with just a very slight rattle undertone. This flight ended in a precipitate glide by both birds (which I couldn't follow)

I must check all this stuff, particularly the Glik postures, with Walker's photographs in "Natural History" & "The National Geographic".

One of the birds was a mutant. Had pastel orange-pink legs (same color as bill) instead of black ones.

[[underline]] dominicanus [[/underline]] December 5, 1955, Antofogasta Bay

I am rather puzzled by what these birds are doing here. Several pairs (at least) of the adults seem to be enjoying numerous successful copulations. And there are always lots of adults around throughout the day. Don't they have a colony of their own to go home to.

These birds have dark eyes (Or, at least, all the adults I have seen close up have dark eyes). Look dark brown (from distance of less than 10 ft, with glasses). Reddish eye ring inconspicuous. The corners of the mouth are a little more orange than rest of the bill, in some birds (probably just those with relatively slightly orange bills as a whole). Inside of mouth nondescript yellowish.

Gosts occur during hostile encounters.  Not overwhelmingly frequent, but probably too common to be coincidence.

Have seen choking once during a dispute on the field.  Usual type, legs slightly bent, but no squat or lowering of breast onto ground.

High intensity V, just before or after attack, is sometimes with wings raised and spread a little.  Usually momentary, probably not ritualized.

[[Image - bird head and wings]]

[[Crosshatching doodles along left side of manuscript]]