C.D. Hachman 1967 Measurements Nihoa Island, March 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Many eggs on bare ground side, Sida and Solanum. Found a few eggs (5) on a slightly depressed pile of dried vegetation - small twigs + pieces of bark. Egg measurements are in millimeters 36.35 x 48.3 37.5 x 49.75 light incubation 36.95 x 53.6 37.1 x 51.7 35.9 x 50.95 35.45 x 46.85 34.8 x 51.9 35.95 x 52.32 35.9 x 51.8 37.25 x 51.15 37.5 x 49.84 35.6 x 52.7 36.9 x 48.15 37.3 x 51.9 36.84 x 52.41 36.15 x 50.7 36.65 x 51.16 34.78 x 50.75 37 x 52.5 36.75 x 50.75 36.5 x 51.15 Egg range in coloration from pure white with few spots to dark tan with heavy brown spotting. Several eeggs that were inadvertently broken were lightly incubated. Hachman, C.D. 1967 Measurements Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) March 10 Necker Island Egg measurements are in millimeters. Egg measurement Stage of incubation Sex incubating 49.25 x 72.6 fresh ? 50 x 64.5 " female 50.8 x 68.2 ? male 46.65 x 68.7 fresh male 48.2 x 66.8 opaque female 47.8 x 72.2 fresh male 48.9 x 66.9 opaque female 46.2 x 68.4 opaque male 44.7 x 65.25 ? female 49.x 71.5 opaque male 48.5 x 69.1 opaque male 47.4 x 71.4 opaque male 47.6 x 70.1 opaque male 46.4 x 72.6 fresh male 47.5 x 69.5 fresh female 49.3 x 71.2 fresh female 48.6 x 71.1 opaque female 45.6 x 71.8 " ? 48.1 x 69.6 " female 48.2 x 66.2 " female Nest description: nests on Cheropecolin base + constructed almost exclusively of Cheropecolin twigs. Height above ground Diameter 8 mks. 15 inches. 10 " 14" 19 " 13 " 14 " 17 " 18 " 18" 12 " 16" 11 " 15" 9 " 16" 13" 16" 14" 12"