Laysan Island, June 1966, Crossin
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12 June 2 Lazson finches were each asked to walk ("wag") up to some tern eggs after Personnel flushed the adults from the eggs. Both finches merely started pecking the eggs, picking pieces of shell away until the albumen & yolk was exposed then ingested these ingredients. Thousands of eggs pickled clean. 12 June Lazson feet feeding at dusk on heavy concentration of sand flies at edge of lagoon.