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[[underline]]scoresbii[[/underline]], Jan. 2, 1956, II

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Well! Well! Well! This species does have a complete aerial L.C. Once heard it given by one of a pair of adults in more or less complete nuptial plumage flying way out in the bay. Once by an adult in group of birds flying over street who came upon me suddenly. Unfortunately in neither case could I see the accompanying postures. (There might have been HD and O postures, but I certainly can't tell). Both performances included "O" calls of many syllables(6 or 7 at least) In the case of bird over bay the wings continued beating through the performance. In the case of bird over street, there was a tendency to glide (don't know exactly when it began); but the bird was gliding in to land on mud flats anyhow

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There seems to be some retention of pair-bonds in the birds in the group here. At least, I have frequently seen 2 birds stick together, close, for long periods of time, without any sign of hostility.

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I wonder if the fact that the birds almost always give LCN(S) when flying up from group is a sign that the LCN is not purely hostile, is still a sort of generalized thworting  reaction???

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I think not. I have just seen about 5 or 6 cases of birds flying up without LCN. And I think that it is obvious that the larger the group is, and the more tightly packed it is, the more likely birds flying up from it are to give the LCN. Must be hostility too.

Have just heard another L.C. Obviously HD-O

A slight correction to one of my earlier bits of description. This species does have a little white along front part of [[carpi?]] (particularly underneath, toward the rear); but the light area that is particularly conspicuous where the carpi are raised is a streak of grey body plumage between front part of scapulars and the carpi. (I must check this light along carpi [[underline]] in all species [[/underline]], in [[shins?]])

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Have just heard another L.C. Obviously HD-O-T (with T note) -- T (with T note). Again a lot of syllables in "O" call.

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Have seen several good cases of HF after escape. By [[juvs?]] and adults in both plumages. One quick (not exaggerated) movement. 

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In the last line [[juvs]] has a dot over it, so I wonder if it refers to juveniles or is a different word.