Field notes on the birds of New Caledonia 1938-1939
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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 69 SK. No. 52D. MEGALURULUS: Megalurulus: Female IMM. 1/4 plus, oviduct plainly visible. Gape soft yellowish, palate and inside throat yellow not black. SHOT: 9:15 a.m. WGHT: 19.55 gms. SKL: no ossification. STM: 1/2 insects. MOULT: T1::R, 1f,2f,3f sequence increasing from 3 to 1. L,1f,2f,3f Rump: M. ABR: W/V.S. Belly, breast, neck O. T1/S. SK. No. 52.E. CORACINA: Coracina: Male AD. 1/2 minus black (repose). SHOT: 7 a.m. WGHT: 150.7 gms. SKL: C.O. STM: 0/0 empty. MOULT: Nil. (?) ABR: [illegible]. Nil. SK. No. 52F. MIAGRA: Miagra: Male AD. 1/2 minus white. SHOT: 9:45 a.m. WGHT: 10.4 gms. SKL: C.O. STM: 1/2 small insects. MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/Tl. Nil. SK. No. 52G. CORACINA: Coracina: Female AD. 1/2 plus. Shot damaged. SHOT: 8 A.M. WGHT: 150.9 gms. Specimen excessively fat. SKL: C.O. STM: 0/0 empty. MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/Tl. Nil. SK. No. 52H. RHIPIDURA f.b. Rhipidura flab. bulg.: Female AD. 3/4 minus. SHOT: 7:30 a.m. WGHT: 6.5 gms. SKL: ? X. STM: 1/2 insects. MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/Tl. Nil. Definitely adult by white wing covert tips which are brown in an immature.