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R.Groosin
1768
Christmas Island Shearwater
(Puffinus nativitatus)
18-48 N; 159-33 W — 1404 N; 160-48 W
8 oct. Two noted today, both in company with
either pure wedge tail or mixed wedge tail-
turn fools.
McKeon Island
15 Oct. Buried one ad on the ground
mound which was sitting with
wedge tails.
19 Oct. Buried one ad (by defeathering)
by SW logoon. No nests about
& no sign of burrows.
The above two records are
unique for this species during the
entire stay on the island.
R.Groosin
1768
Audubon's Shearwater
McKeon Island
Egg measurements.
50.2 x 33.5 fr.
46.7 x 33.2 st.
47.2 x 34.6 fr. (male) 9
Culmen measurement.
24.2 LDy