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BIRDS - New Caledonia L. Macmillan Page 77
SK. No. 55E. ZOSTEROPS lat.
Zosterops lateralis: Female AD., 1/2 (discoloured oocytes)
SHOT: 7:45 a.m. WGHT: 11 gms.
SKL: C.O. STM: 0/0 empty; residue, berry skins.
MOULT: Nil ABR: W/T: Nil.
Sk. No. 55F. LALAGE.
Lalage: Female AD., 3/4.
SHOT: 8:30 a.m. WGHT: 20.85 gms. W:87. TL: 79
SKL: C.O. STM: 3/4 blue berries, seeds.
MOULT: scattered
Uppers: rump, back E; neck, crown O.
All unders: few scattered.
ABR: W/T. Nil.
Sk. No. 55G. ERYTHRURA:
Erythrura: Male SUB-AD., 3/4, white.
SHOT: 8 a.m. WGHT: 11.4 gms.
SKL: .99 ossif. STM: 0/0, few grass seeds.
MOULT: ABR: W/T:nil
Body: nape C, crown O.
Chin O.
Sk. No. 55H. AEGINTHA:
Aegintha: U.S.,
SHOT: 8:15 a.m. WGHT: 8.25 gms.
SKL: C.O. STM: 1/2, grass seeds.
MOULT: ABR: W/T. nil.
Tail: covs. O.
OTHER SPECIMENS WERE COLLECTED BUT MANY WERE IMM.
EVIDENTLY IMM. GREATLY OUT NUMBER AD. IN MANY SPECIES
AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.