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R.S.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Red-footed Booby
on McKeen Island
Summary and 1st visit
Nest No.
Band Numbers
of Members of Pair
Date
Contents of
Nest or Burrow
Measurement
of Egg
Measurement
of Culmen
of Young
Measurement
of Wing
of Young
Band
Number
of Young
1
747-51477 Int. Ph.o
747-51434 Int.Ph.c
15
naked chick ca 2 days old.
18.9 mm.
2
747-65027 Int. Ph.o
747-51102 Int. Ph.o
15
egg
55.1 x 34.5
3
747-56905 Int. Ph.o
747-51444 dix phg
15
egg (just pipping)
52.2 x 40.3
4
747-60254 Int. Ph.
15
small downy young.
36.5 mm.
5
747-50502 light ph.o
15
egg
60.2 x 39.4
6
747-51469 Ext. Ph.
747-56925 Ext. Ph.
747-57795 Ext. Ph.
15
small downy young
36.7 mm.
7
747-51128 d.v. ph.o
747-50532 Ext. Ph.
15
egg
63.9 x 38.6
8
747-60266 Int. Ph.
15
naked young just hatched
15.8 mm.
9
737-21516 Ext. Ph.
737-25882 Ext. Ph.
15
small downy young
36.7 mm.
Other Comments:
all nine nests in decay or partially dead
Silda Valley Trenches.
R.S.Crossin
Oct. 1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Red-footed Booby
on McKeen Island
Sheet for Subsequent Visits to Nest
Nest No.
Date
Band Number
of Bird
at Nest
Contents of
Status of
Nest or Burrow
Other Comments or Information
11
16
747-51477
naked chick
2208
12
16
747-65027
egg
2205
13
16
747-56905
naked chick
2205
14
16
747-60254
sm downy
2206
15
16
747-50502
egg
bird banded at 2210
16
16
747-51469
sm downy
2215
17
14
—
still empty
no parent on 2215
18
16
747-51128
egg
2216
19
16
Int. Ph. muck'd.
747-60266
dead naked young
young dead, found nesting about 181m. from nest.
20
16
737-21516
sm downy
2220
(This # is an BFB in hiding —
Somebody (me?) got it.)