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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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No 56. Phaethontidae lepturus
Hawaii
Bovain birds
Color, black and white. Length 24.6 inches.
Found near Kukakau hill Aug. 1, 1903.
Female. Web feet. Belong to the ibis bird family.
Elevation about 200 feet. Tail composed of
long white feathers with a black ribbon
the center.