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Phaethon lepturus Hawaii 30.63
White Faited Tropic Bird.
length 22.25 inches, Wing 10.10 inches, Tail 4.75 inches
Tarsus .90 inches, Toe 1.50 inches, Culmen 1.90
Depth of beak .75 inches. Distance from tip of
beak to wing (carpal joint) 5.20 inches.
Male, foot small fish. Black and white, with
a salmon tinge. Found near Kukaua Hill
Honomakua Hawaii on Aug.13.1903