Fleet . £. 
1964 — note© by species--Eure 
Lays *n ♦ lbatross 
Dance* Bobbing heed and bouncing on toes birds face each other. Chew at one 
another’s bee> or clack beaks rapidly wide by side* May at this time also rapidly 
shake head from side to side end emit a shriek: AFFJSEX . * • One both birds 
then st*nd on toes with head thrown beck and emit a low moan* If onl^ one 
bird does this other bird may .just stand still *t this point end watch. >t this 
point birds tuck head beneath win~ (either >ne) and preen feathers— time . of this 
operation become^chorter as dance increases in tempo. Feirovia^ head from this 
position bird again goes into tiptoe head back position emitting a single hollow 
sounding CLACK from bill. Dance usually repeats from here. May or may not be 
followed by copulation. 
A-r rpaslve i After fighting the dominant individual tiptoe? with he*d beeV- end 
moenn only slightly differently from dance cell. Notes ere slightly higher. 
Fgg-chlck : Birds will defend nest by snapping beak and a sort of growling note. 
When egg ?nd chick is removed end then returned or prior to sitting down the parent 
bird ibey emit a series of short berk-like cries. AT-AT-AT, etc., usually 
with beak partlallv open. This cell is the same call used by chick to call 
parents . 
Feed ing : Chick stimulates adult to disgorge by nibbling on s de of adult’s 
beak. Chick places its bee v *t right angles inside tiul* 1 ! beak and catches 
disgorged ^Food. Main staple food of these birds is squid and squid *ggs. 
Fgga are pink in color and look like caviar, rometimes adults ha v° trouble in 
disgorging food for their chicks end may epuro r ch a nearby chick, peck *nd harrass 
