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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA
L. Macmillan
Page 54
Sk. No. 45B. NOTOPHOYX:
Notophoyn novaehollandiae (Latham): Female IMM., 1/4 minus.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, pale mustard yellow; bill, light and dark horn;
L & F, greenish yellow.
SHOT: 9:30 a.m. WGHT: 472.3 gms. W:285 TL: 114
SKL: .9 ossif. STM: 3/4, crickets, caterpillars.
MOULT:
ABR: W/T. nil
Body: back, C. nape, crown, M;
all unders C.
Sk. No. 45C. CIRCUS
Circus approx. (?large). Female AD., 1/2 minus, repose, trace
right ovary.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, lemon yellow; bill, black horn, blue horn
base; cere yellowish; L&F., greenish yellow.
BROWN PHASE? VERY LARGE
SHOT: 9:40 a.m. WGHT: 798 gms. W:416 TL:245
SKL: C.O. thick. STM: 0/0 empty.
MOULT:
ABR: W/T slight.
Wing: R.2,3,16 }
L.2,3,16,18 Covs. M, sec. O.
Tail: R.2,5 }
L.3,5 covs. M.
Body: rump, M; back, C; nape, Q. crown, C.
all unders Q to C, varying.
Sk. No. 45D. NOTOPHOYX:
Notophoyn n: Female AD., 3/4 minus.
SHOT: 9:15 a.m. WGHT: 465.7 gms. W.286 TL:119
SKL: C.O. STM: 1/1, crickets, beetles, grass-hoppers.
MOULT:
ABR: W/T. nil.
Wing: R. }
L.2. covs. Q.
Body: all uppers and unders V.M.
Sk. No. 45E. NOTOPHOYX.
Notophoyn nov: Female SUB-AD., 1/2 minus.
SHOT: 9:15 a.m. WGHT: 473.35 gms.
SKL: Thick and opaque, only 1/2 showing ossif. marks.
STM: 1/2, grasshoppers. ABR: W/T. nil.
MOULT:
Body: upper back, nape, crown, L.M., belly, breast, Q. neck & chin }
C.
SOME OTHERS DONE THIS DAY OF NO ACCOUNT ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS. DATA TOO
CONFUSED FOR VALUE. RETIRING WITH FLU.
FROM THIS DATE ON WAS DOWN WITH INFLUENZA. NO WORK.