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I'^rsen Islnrui. Hv 6. 1923 : A jxuinber about 
o _ip 1923 : The call of this "bird is ,! k?.h-h . kSC-oo -oo hop- fco . o . ls&fo ' 1 
inflected and varied according to circumstances• as one nme gives ic, lie e^uezicio 
Ms nock and raises Ms head. When the female is he side him she responds immediate 
with the first part of the call and caresses the head of her matte who may return 
the caress or may hit© her savagely. -heir love making seem wholly coniinea m e. 
rude and rather rough preening of the head and a toucning of oirxs. xa evening 
day 
in the morning "before they are alert and active . As one sun lises in dhe 
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morning they frequently drop down into the snade or rocks. As io riseo higher 
they may rest 
and sleep for a time hut as its rays become stronger disappear into 
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ices of rock or other shelter and are seldom seen during the day. 
fhey rise easily in flight from a resting position and on the wing resemble 
pigeons 
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The wing stroke is quick and rapid am tne wing is flapped witn SxiOx o 
trokes in which the wing tip in not brought oelow the center o^. nie oocly 
lisianslrv Island. Mav 16. 1 -23 : Fairly common. An egg found under a hoard 
in a. hole merely broad and deep enough to conceal one biro.. 
1.7. 1923 : A female taken with an egg. 
May 18.. 1923. : Seen. 
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o 1923; One fresh egg taken. About 300 pairs on this island, much less 
in evidence than at Lays an 
Oar diner Island. Mav 22. 1923 : One or two seen circling about ship but none seen 
snore 
kilos- is 
land, June ll-*id. 1923 • About 20 pairs are building on one hxgnor 
clones on Millers dock betv/een 800 and 900 feet elevation, xne birds nest 
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in little shelters beneath overhanging stones or tussocks of grass where they 
may or may not be entirely covered. 
