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Position assumed by male fiddlers when fighting

Pearse (1912)

Position assumed by male fiddlers when fighting: Pearse (1912) image
This drawing is from Pearse (1912). He was illustrating fighting behavior in the males and does not specify which species is illustrated. The same drawing is reprinted by Pearse (1914); in this second article the drawing is credited to Tom Jones.