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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 73
Sk. No. 54C. ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS:
Zosterops lateralis: Female Imm. 1/4 plus.
SHOT: 6:40 a.m. WGHT: 13.7 gms.
SKL: .85 ossif. STM: 1/2 fruit seeds, berries.
MOULT:
ABR: W/T nil
Wing: R. Ø
Body: chin Q.
Sk. No. 54D. ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS:
Zosterops lateralis: Male IMM. 1/4 minus, colourless.
SHOT: 7:30 a.m. WGHT: 11.15 gms.
SKL: no ossification. STM: 1/2 seeds, insects.
MOULT: Wing: L.9
Tl: L.4 R.3 ABR: W/T. Nil.
Body: All uppers and unders M.
Sk. No. 54E. LALAGE:
Lalage: Male SUB-AD. 1/4 (L.T. white; R.T. black)
SHOT: 7:45 a.m. WGHT: 20.3 gms.
SKL: .9 ossif. STM: 1/2 caterpillars.
MOULT:
ABR: W/NiL.
TL: covs. O. TL:F.
Body: All uppers Q exc. rump M.
All unders Q.
Often feeds on ground in open grasslands.
Sk. No. 54F. LALAGE:
Lalage: Male AD., 1/2 black, (L.T. 1/2 plus, R.T. 1/2 MINUS)
SHOT: 8:30 a.m. WGHT: 21 gms.
SKL: C.O. STM: 1/4, insects.
MOULT:
ABR: W.T: NiL
Body: Rump C; back, crown Q.
all unders Q.
Sk. No. 54G. ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS:
Zosterops lateralis: Female IMM., 1/4 minus.
SHOT: 7:35 a.m. WGHT: 11.9 gms.
SKL: .1 ossif. STM: 3/4 seeds, small insects.
MOULT: All uppers and unders VM.
ABR: W/Tl. S.