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.1968
Data Sheet for Marked Nests
of Red-tailed Tropicbirds on
McKean Island
Sheet for Summary and 1st Visit
Nest. No.
Band Numbers
of Members of Pair
Date
Contents of
Nest (May)
Measurement
of Egg
Measurement
of Culmen of
Young (mm.)
Measurement
of Wing of
Young (mm.)
Band
Number of
Young
RTIB # 1
705-00701 NB
17
24
Med.downy ch.
41.0
705-00702
RTIB # 2
705-00704 NB
17
large feathered ch.
51.9
705-00703
RTIB # 3
705-00716 NB
17
very light Pigmentation
one egg
64.6 x 45.3
RTIB # 4
595-64 034
705-00710 NA
19
11/86
Medium uniform
pigmentation
68.9 x 47.1
RTIB # 5
705-00706 NA
19
11/85
large feathers
young young
56.7
705-00705
RTIB # 6
11/88
19
" "
55.2
705-00707
RTIB # 7
19
" "
57.0
705-00708
RTIB # 8
21
" "
58.1
705-00711
RTIB # 9
705-00712 NA
21
medium
downy young
34.8
705-00713
RTIB # 10
705-00714 NA
21
small
downy young
33.7
705-00715
OCT. 1968
Data Sheet, for Marked Nests
of Red-tailed Tropicbirds
on McKean Island
Sheet for Subsequent Visits to Nest
Nest No.
Date
Band Number
of Bird
on Nest
Contents
of Nest
Other Comments - (Dates of Banding of Unmarked
Birds, General Description and Location of Nest.etc
RTIB # 1
24
705-00717
med downy
all banded 07/68
RTIB # 2
RTIB # 3
19
704
still on egg
11/17 open facing NW, under large rock
RTIB # 4
20
710
" "
710 incub. at 11/40 - banded at that time
RTIB # 5
RTIB # 6
RTIB # 7
RTIB # 8
RTIB # 9
RTIB # 10