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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 90
MANGROVE SWAMPS AT MOUTH OF WAILU RIVER
Thursday, 22nd June, 1939.
SK. NO. 62. NYCTICORAX. c.c.
Nycticorax: Female AD., 1/2 plus, 0. VSE.
Iris, yellow; Bill, black and Green; Cere, green;
L&F, weed green.
SHOT: 7 a.m. WGHT: 621.5 gms.
SKL: thick and hard. STM: 3/4 mangrove crabs.
MOULT: nil ABR: W/Tl. Nil.
SK. NO. 62A. ZOSTEROPS lat.
Zosterops lateralis: Female AD., 1/2 plus.
SHOT: 11 a.m. WGHT: 13.7 gms.
SKL: C.O. STM: 1/2 lantana berries
MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/Tl. Nil.
Sk. No. 62B. STERNA.
Sterna: Female, 1/2 plus rising.
SHOT: 8 a.m. WGHT: 312.9 gms.
SKL: thick and hard. STM: 1/4 large sardine.
MOULT: Tl. covs. 0.
All unders C. ABR: W/Tl nil.
All uppers C.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, dark brown; Bill, greenish yellow;
L&F, black.
SK. NO. 62C. NYCTICORAX c.c.
Nycticorax: Female AD., 3/4 minus, 0.SE.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, yellow; Bill, black and green; L&F, green.
SHOT: 7 a.m. WGHT: 615.5 gms.
SKL: thick and hard. STM: 1/2 mangrove crabs.
MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/Tl. NIL.
SK. No. 62D. NOTOPHOYX:
Notophoyx; Female AD., 1/1, yellow and white oocytes,
diam. of largest 4mm. 0.CE.
SHOT: 8 a.m. WGHT: 527.5 gms.
SKL: C.O. thick. STM: 0/0 residue.
MOULT: Tl. 0.
napc 0, neck 0. ABR: W/Tl. Nil.