Kure, Midway, 1963-1965
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No. 20146 20147 20148 20149 20150 20151 20152 20153 20154 20155 20156 20157 20158 20159 20160 20161 20162 20163 20164 20165 20166 20167 20168 20169 20170 20171 20172 20173 20174 SPECIES Anous minutus Phaethon rubricauda Fregata interpres Fregata interpres Anous stolidus Erolia acuminata Duck Sula sula food samples R. exulans R. exulans Monachus schauinslandi Pterodroma hypoleuca Duck Pterodroma hypoleuca Gygis alba Ciconia alba Pluvialis dominica Erolia acuminata Anas carolinensis Anas carolinensis Duck Anas crecca Crocethia alba Oceanites macgillivrayi Domencia immutabilis Cedro Sula sula Fregata minor Fregata minor AGE A A A A J A ? A A A. A J A SEX ♂ ♂ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♂ ♀ ♂ MEASUREMENTS w. span 638 Total L. 344 Mid. Toe 34 Cul. 45 Tars. 24 103 gm. w. span 476 Total L. 229 7-58-22-31-29 w. span 483 Total L. 228 85.1 gm. 7-57-23-29-28 87 gm. w. span 837 Total L. 393 - 152-40-28-42 182.2 gm. 132-56-24-34.5-31 w. span 725 Total L. 398 34.2 gm. 213-79-41.5-43-67 386.3 gm. 168-60-24-46-32 509-192-108-90-115 2997.8 gm. 548-422-109-27-54 1134.6 gm. COLLECTOR Wirtz + hudwig " " " " " wirtz, hudwig Amerman " " " " hudwig " " " (Boop Clapp) " " " " " " Wirtz, hudwig Amerman " " " " " DATE 10-26-63 " 10-28-63 " 10-29-63 " " 11-05-63 " 11-06-63 " 11-10-63 " 11- ? -63 11-13-63 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 11-14-63 11-15-63 " " " " " " 11-23-63 LOCALITY Green I., Kure Is. " " " " " " " " " " " Sand I., Midway Is. " " " " " " " " " " " " Green I., Kure Is. " " " " " " REMARKS Te. 1x3, 1x2; Sm. fat; Generalized molt Central & rectrices, active follicles Small fol. testes 7mm in stnm. RBC487 Broken wing Ovary 8x4; Abd. fat; Many of rectrices + covers follicles active; 59% body follicles active Ovary 7.5 x3; Capitul tract active Same body follicles active; Mod. fat Skeleton No molt Very fat Ovary 5x3; most body follicles inactive; Sm. fat Partial skel.+skin; Iris, legs gray-green yellow Ovary 6x4 Iris yellow; Sm. fat Alcoholic Alcoholic Details in Wirtz's notes this date Skeleton found on beach Clapp 2781 475 Testes about 2 mm - very fat RBC 469 No molt; Tract preserved; Mod. fat; Largest even 60mm; le squid beaks; Cestodes noted Killed by car during landing Broken wing Te. 9x6, 6.5 x 4.5