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[[underlined]] maculipennis [[/underlined]], Jan 6, 1956, II.

[[margin]] three vertical lines and one crosshatched line [[/margin]] Have seen a bird utter repeated long LCN's, (all or one pitch - definitely not the usual Landing Call), as it came gliding in, wings half-folded, to land near some other birds of the same species. In extreme aerial O posture (All the other extreme aerial O's, and long aerial LCN's, have been accompanied by beating wings. Thus, this incident would suggest that the presence or absence of wing movements is solely dependent upon the aerodynamics involved).

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[[margin]] three vertical lines and one crosshatched line [[/margin]] Have seen a [[male symbol]], on mudflats, display with one [[female symbol]], walk over to a second [[female symbol]], display with her, then walk back to the first [[female symbol]], and go through another display with her. All these displays comprised mutual O --> F --> U + HF --> U. This was very reminiscent of the early pairing behavior of the B.h.G, as we saw it near Scoulton Mere, before the occupation of the colony area.  Must be the famous "autumn recrudescence" in this case.

January 8, 1956,
Punta Arenas. 

General note about the larids found in the Magellanic Region.
On the mainland, in Punta Arenas harbour, both Kelp Gulls and Patagonian B.h G's  have been common all the time.  A few skuas around both before I left for the island and after I came back.
On the island, from Calleta Josefina to Larita, the Kelp Gulls were equally common and the Patagonian B h G's even commoner than they were on the mainland (although still not as common as the Kelp Gulls in most places).  Skuas were somewhat more abundant than on the mainland. There were also 2 other species on the island which I have not seen on the mainland.  S. American Terns and Dolphin Gulls. S. American Terns were common everywhere, and had colonies scattered all along the beaches. Dolphin