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Aramides cajauea, July 15, 1960, II.    

Then the bird starts to walk around the floor uttering PP's, LC notes, and, occasionally, series of RP2 notes.

This bird seems to have a slight limp. Not visible when it walks, but unmistakable when it runs.

It will not follow me at all.

Runs away when I approach it.  With moderately long peeps. Probably a form of AlP, but not as loud, and somewhat more plaintive, than usual. Possibly intermediate between typical AlP and typical PP. 

Then I tried to approach the bird several more times. It reacted to their approaches in 2 different ways. Sometime it ran away with RP2. At other times, it went into an SC posture and remained silent.
 
WR. Struggles quite silently when handled, even when handled very roughly.

Then put into the box. Stands still at first, uttering repeated AlP's and performing repeated Tsh's. Some of the Tsh's & AlP's were nicely synchronized, but others were not. Then, after a few minutes, the bird began to utter LC notes (I couldn't see if there were synchronized with special movements or not).

Then the bird was put on the floor. Immediately runs a few feet away.  Uttering PP and RPs notes as it runs.

Then stands, performing many ck Movements (at least 20) very rapidly one right after the other. Some of these movements were performed while the bird was standing in an ordinary, unritualzed standing posture but others were combined with a typical SC posture!! Another indication on that the SC is an alarm reaction.

Then I tried to approach the bird again & again. Each time it went into an SC posture when I got a few feet away. Some of these SC's were silent, others were accompanied by AlP's. Most of these