Head-scratching method of the Swainson's warbler
The Auk
By: Brooke Meanley
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Abstract
Ficken and Ficken (Auk, 85: 136, 1968) suggest that the "Head-scratching method may prove a valuable addition to the set of complex characters that can be used in defining genera," and that field observers should continue to fill gaps in our knowledge of this behavior. In the course of a series of observations of Swainson's Warblers (Limnothlypis swainsonii) in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia, I saw head-scratching in three individuals, four times in one, three in another, and once in the third. All three birds used the direct method, bringing the foot forward and under the wing.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Head-scratching method of the Swainson's warbler |
| Series title | The Auk |
| DOI | 10.2307/4083673 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Ornithological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 1 p. |
| First page | 163 |
| Last page | 163 |
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