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ANEITYUM B
On track between Etamin East & Annawere.
56
Thursday 12th AUG. 1937. Fine sunny clear sky SE wind.
SK567 HIRUND. ♀ ½- OCE.
EU THEMESTEUMA
that noon in car on sea shore colony of about 6 pairs nesting in cave
common along cliffs of fore shore Egjethr west end of island.
this brown Bill black legs, putalams jet black
has liser gamies Bird very fat?
TOT 145 BL 44. W 112 TL(C) 42 (C) 49..
MOVT Stil. ABR ½/¾ 57mm + gravelly, sandy,
buttery.
SKL comp crop.
tag 214
SK568 STERNA ♂ ¼+ white
that 2 PM hawking over forlin reef at low tide. Swinging cordlines in shoals in 18" water.
Bird almost brown, Bill greenish yellow legs putalams black claw black brown
TOT 468 W.S. 1000+. BL 13/½ W 325+ TL (C) 185 (C) 167.
MOVT WR 3, ½-20. underwarm upper c ABR W. mid w fin
L.3, ½ E 20 '' V.M.
TL R4 L 3F coro & [un]
STN + sandlines SKL thick.
tag 215 N.M. THOAR I VII
SK569 STERNA ♀ ½-
that as above same time & place
wing badly shot damaged
soft parts as above.
TOT, 425 W.S. Ø BL 125 W 335 TL (unus) 80 Guts 174
MOVT 'WR 10, ¾ upwars D ABR ½/¾ S SK plain lightish
L 10.
STN + sandlines
TL coro. &
rump back & upper back & raps L
unders D few.
tag 216.