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coloration - nor is he purple. He is a dun-colored bird with dark

speckles, enabling him to blend well with the tundra ground he
nests on. One of the courageous birds was apparently nesting on a

hillock just beyond us and began to play the injured bird role to
lure us away from the nesting site. It hopped pitiably across the

tundra, appearing to be unable to fly because of an injured wing.
The tactic certainly worked with Magnus, because he changed
course immediately and said we would not walk up that rise so

that we would not disturb the nest sites.