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SI-MNH-142
6-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
Bi-Weekly Bird Summary Report
Page 2
(1) Total Survey Unit: MOTU UPUA, CHRISTMAS ISLAND
(2) Observer(s): ATF Party
3) YEAR: 1964 (4) MONTH: November
(5) PERIOD: 21st - 22nd
15 - 16-end of month
Returns Birds
(6) Species (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (13) (14) (15) Collected (16) Young (17) (18)
Rel. No. of Rel. No. of Rel. Age of Young R Banded Others
Number Class, Nests Class, Young Class
Gray-backed Tern *** 2 A - - - - - - -
Crested Tern *** 10 B - - - - - - -
Noddy Tern 500 B 60 B 10 B - - -
Hawaiian Noddy Tern 300 B - - - - - - -
Blue-gray Noddy Tern 25 B - - - - - - -
Fairy Tern 250 B - - - - - - -
TOTAL 14 19 species 5 breeding 62 11 8 804
*** Birds flying over only - not present on island