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FRANKLIN'S GULL (1954). II

NON-AERIAL HOSTILITY.

1. Alarm Posture. Drawing: June 4, I.

2. Alarm Call. In Upright: May 18 I; June 9, III. In the Low Oblique: May 25, IV; May 31, IV.

3. Uprights. Comment: May 25, IV. Sketch and description: May 20, II; May 30, I, III, IV; June 1, I; June 4, III; July 10, II. With Alarm Call: May 17, I; June 9, III. With the Plaintive Charge Call: May 24, IV; May 31, IV. With the Gakkering Call: May 29, V.

4. Head-flagging. May 12, II; July 10, III.

5. Long Call Note. May 24, III; May 25, III; June 4, III; June 14, I.

6. Long Call. Description:June 9, I; July 10, II.

7. Oblique. Sketch and description: May 11, I; May 18, III; May 25, III, V; May 29, I, II; May 30, II, III; May 31, I; June 4, II; June 5, III, IV; June 7, I, V; July 10, II. With Alarm Call: May 29, II. With complete Long Call: May 29, I. With Plaintive Charge Call: May 31, IV. With Gakkering Call: May 29, III, IV; May 30, III.

8. Low Oblique. Drawing of extreme posture: May 8, I; May 15, I; May 18, I; May 20, II; June 1, II; June 3, II; June 4, II.  Comment: May 24, III, IV. On water: May 24, V. Sounds of Choking type: May 24, III; May 25, I. Other peculiar sounds: May 24, III; May 25, IV. With Head-flagging: May 24, III.

9. Head-tossing. Drawings and description: May 8, II; May 12, II; May 15, II; May 24, II; May 25, III, IV, V; July 6, III. Note: May 15, II; May 18, II; May 24, III; May 25, III; May 31, II. Unusually large series by female: May 31, II.

10. Plaintive Charge Call. Postures: May 25, IV; May 29, IV; May 31, IV; June 1, I; June 3, 3.5; June 4, II, III. Call June 3, 3.5; June 4, II, III; June 5, II; June 9, II, III. Circumstances: May 12, II; May 15, II; June 1, IV; June 3, 3.5; June 5, IV; June 7, V; June 9, IV; June 28, I.

11. Moan. General: May 20, II; May 30, III; June 3, V, VI; June 4, V; June 7, II; June 13, II; July 4, II. Drawing: June 3, II; June 7, II. In Low Oblique, during Ground Ceremonies and Mutual Ceremonies: June 4, III, V. Before regurgitation: May 18, I; May 20, II. Before Choking: July 10, II.

12. Choking. Description: June 3, IV, V, VI; June 5, II, III, VI, VII; June 7, I, V; June 13, I, II, III, V; June 28, I; July 6, III, IV; July 10, II, IV. Drawings: May 8, II; May 18, IV; May 24, III; June 3, IV; June 4, II. Call: June 4, II, June 5, III.