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R.D. Twinn
1968
Red-foted Booby
Miccan Island
26 Oct. Collected 10 samples & regurgitation from
adult birds - only those which did not
have anything larger than very small
flavor yoryy - lime: we must presume
feeding the yoryy would practically,
change the prantitotis amount to adult
world
wt. (gms)
Contents (stomach data):
1 97.6 20% squid; 80 % fresh scombride
2 51.0 60% squid, 40% fish scombride
3 76.4 50% squid, 50% fish scombride
4 72.1 15% squid, 85% fish scombride
5 57.0 100% fish scombride
6 50.4 25% squid, 75% fish scombride
7 54.6 50% squid, 50% fish scombride
8 74.4 90% squid, 10% fish scombride
9 31.4 10% squid, 70% fish, 20% scombride
10 65.4 30% squid, 70% fish scombride
63.0%
with practically all samples so far,
including last note, the food has been primarily
squid, scombride & halfhouts - all prey that
eould only be captured in such quantity by
feeding over prohiling times. Since all
samples were taken at dusk or early
then after, all prey was caught during
the day - further proof that non-epidotic
predators are involved with delivering the
food process to the mangifes.