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Bratley, D.A.
1964
Sand Island, Johnston Is. Atoll
(Notes)
June 20 (cont)
p2
Seven of these 100 were known age,
either having been marked with color
bands (numbered) at a previous date
or the hatching date was known.
These birds were weighed + length of
bill, wing, + middle toe taken. The
data as follows:
Band No. Hatching Date
or color band # No.
grams of
weight
bill
length (mm)
Rwing
(mm)
mid toe
(mm)
753-26201 4/2/64 157.3 275 171 35
-26202 blue # 88 202.2 315 230 42
-26206 " # 86 190.5 335 235 40
-26211 " # 85 210.0 335 223 41
-26246 red # 146 223.0 370 225 38
-26262 blue # 78 207.5 310 220 38.5
-26263 " # 76 199.1 330 221 38
Ten (10) color banded immatures were
collected as specimens, however, only 8
were the numbers legible. One blue
+ one red color band could not be read.
The numbers as follows:
blue # 79 red # 132
" # 81 # 134
" # 87 # 142
" # 91 # 143
Twenty-nine (29) adults (nesting) also banded.