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Museum
Number Field
Number Species Location DATE SEX Age Wt. Collector Sk. Number Disposition Remarks
of Specimen
15014 Sula sula East Island, French Frigate Shoals Aug. 29, 1965 male adult NR Huber LNH 805 skin feeding immature. Heavy body molt. No fat.
Bill light blue; facial skin pink; gular bluish-
grey; feet + legs fleshy red. taken by net.
15015 Sterna fuscata East Island, French Frigate Shoals Aug. 23, 1965 ? ? NR Huber LNH 812 skin gonads not found. No brood patch. Medium-
heavy body molt. Medium fat. Heard giving
immature call. Iris dark brown. Bill, feet
and legs black. taken by net.
15016 Sterna fuscata East Island, French Frigate Shoals Aug. 23, 1965 ? ? NR Huber/
Awerson ABA 6 skin gonads too small to determine. No brood patch.
Medium fat. Voice squeaky ("immature")
Iris dark brown; Bill, legs and feet and
claws black. Mouth lining fleshy pink.
taken by net. taken by net.
15017 unknown East Island, French Frigate Shoals Aug. 24, 1965 young? female adult NR Huber LNH 806 skin taken from egg. No body molt. Heavy fat.
Iris dark brown. Bill, feet + legs black.
taken by net.
15018 unknown East Island, French Frigate Shoals Aug. 24, 1965 young female adult NR Huber ABA 3? skin taken from egg. Brood patch present. Heavy
fat. Iris dark brown. Bill, legs feet + claws
black; mouth lining orange.
15019 Sula sula East Island, French Frigate Shoals Aug. 26, 1965 female adult NR Huber LNH 814 skin Roosting - taken by hand. L.I. iris dark gray;
righth. whitish. Heavy body molt. Light fat.
Iris dark brown >> thin gray outer ring. Facial skin
except around eye pink. Skin around eye