Field notes, v1466
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irrey Lyons 1939 Blue Faced Booby Pg c 1/8 " wid 3/4 Sept 12, Wake, 2 PM, largest scar about 3/32" wide by 1/2" long grooved into softer powdery outer coating of egg down to bluish harder layer of shell. Eggs appeared to be very old, possibly [illegible] months but they gave no sound on my shaking tthem. Reaction of the nesting bird was complaining not defence when forced she? would make half hested thrusts repeatedly uttered a hollow whistled note, when I rolled the egg I had examined back with a twig she? nudged it under her with her bill, bill vibrated rapidly when used for rolling the egg. Feb 14 Wake PM. number seen along south tide Wake - ? April 2 - Few seen along southeast side of Wake Aug. 23 - No birds seen since last date, Eve about 4 times, waited at seaward side of Peale but none came by, lots of Red footed and brown boobies came by, however.