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Lehner, P.
1965
JAN. 26
Chick found in Red-tailed Tropicbird nest
by the causeway; there was an adult Red-tailed
Tropicbird under the Scaevola by the Power House,
but no egg; 1745 found juv. Red-footed Booby
with a broken wing on the north beach;
he was preening his feathers (with eyes closed)
despite his predicament; blood, measurements
and ectoparasites were collected - he was not
collected as a specimen; his measurements are as
follows: wt. 723.2g wing: 385 mm culmen: 89mm
mid toe: 80 mm tarsus: 42 mm.
color: iris: gray bill: light pink, distal ΒΌ black
feet: dark pink distinct black line across breast
face around eyes: dark blue
dorsal: brown, except upper tail coverts: white
ventral: white, except (above)
head and neck: brown
At 2230 went to "other end" and collected
5 Hawaiian Noddies for specimens; got
12 Sooty and 1 Common Noddy returns.