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R.B. Brown
1968
Hawaiian Noddy
McKean Island
28 Oct. All nests of Hawaiian Noddy, were
checked today on the high SW walls &
the large central complex of wells.
All nests were counted, egg measured,
flotation performed and culmen measurements
of all young taken. Age class specification as to age class was made by
measuring with no attention paid to
measurements during the procedure.
(Boot)
(2oot)
(250+T)
H.S.W.Well LC.Clay as us circular wall TOTAL
Old nest 6 43 6 55
E 2 25 7 34
SDY - 3 2 5
MDY - 5 1 6
LFY 2 9 1 12
Imm. 1 - - 1
TOTALS 5 42 11 58
Old nests are not included in the above
totals, but were taken to give an idea
of the maximum population possible. I
believe that every fledged nest are
built anywhere, and that pairs nesting
merely place new material on an old
nest
Flotation of Eggs
Fr.
H.S.W.Egg New circular wall TOTAL
USI.1 1 1 2
USC.2 1 1 2
SI 3 1 4
NI 8 1 9
H.I 11 1 12
Piping 1 2 3
Rotten 2 - 2
27 7 34
R.B. Brown
1968
Hawaiian Noddy
McKean Island
28 Oct. Egg measurements as follows: (mm.)
42.5 x 29.5
43.1 x 27.9
43.3 x 30.3
43.8 x 31.0
44.0 x 29.6
44.2 x 30.7
44.3 x 29.2
44.6 x 31.9
44.7 x 31.3
45.0 x 31.4
45.1 x 30.0
45.3 x 32.4
45.6 x 31.2
45.7 x 30.6
45.8 x 31.1
45.9 x 31.6
45.9 x 33.2
46.4 x 30.6
46.6 x 31.4
46.7 x 31.3
46.7 x 30.9
46.9 x 31.8
47.4 x 30.6
47.6 x 29.4
47.6 x 32.6
47.8 x 32.6
48.0 x 32.2
48.4 x 31.4
48.5 x 30.9
49.5 x 30.5
50.0 x 30.8