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Male
1968
Journal
Also penned one more to nest; the nearest
shua next, no. 323. This is a one chick
nest but in situated close among
the penguins & I thought it would be
an interesting & handy one to follow.
Cut up one shua chick + a penguin
chick in evening.
Dec 20 Cape Hallett, Antarctica.
Made a round of the shuany after lunch
+ weighed all of my penned chicks in the process.
In evening finished up skeletonizing a penguin
adult begun weeks ago + skeletonized another
which has been sitting out front since
a box for about as long. The shua cage was
moved into position by our front door
with the aid of Pat Lee & George Allen + a fork
cift. Modoc & Gathlin were put in the
cage for a while and seemed not to mind
the outdoor temperature. In a few more
days I hope I can leave them out there
Dec 21 Cape Hallett, Antarctica.
Round of shuany after lunch, then wrote
up note in evening. Spent some time
measuring feet & flippers of chick remains
found at nests. With this I hope to be
able to give an average weight for chicks
of different foot & flipper sizes. In checking
in Sladen I found that he did not