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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA
L. Macmillan Page 5
SKIN 5 PACHYCEPHALA RUFIVENTRIS - \u03c3 left testis completely enlarged;
right one one-half enlarged: white in color. IRIS - reddish-brown.
BILL - black. LEGS & FEET - black (warm). SHOT - 8 A.M. Weight 19.45
grams. Abrasion (same as #4). Stomach three-fourths full of beetles.
Skull completely ossified.
LICHMERA - \u03c3 testes three-fourths enlarged, white.
Shot- 9 A.M. Weight 15.15 grams. Slight abrasion on wing and tail.
Stomach half full of insects. Skull completely ossified.
CORACINA (CALEDONICA CALEDONICA) - \u03c3 testes half enlarged. Left testis
greyish white with black spot; right t. stone grey. IRIS-greenish-yellow
BILL - black. LEGS & FEET - black. SHOT 6 A.M. Weight 146.7 grams.
Few feathers in right wing moulting. No wear on wing, slight on tail.
Stomach half full of beetles. Two small un-ossified spots in skull
(Drawing).
SKIN 7 GERYGONE \u03fa ovaries three-fourths enlarged. Iris - red. Bill -
black. Legs & feet - black. Shot - 8:30 A.M. Odd feathers molting
on left side of tail. Slight wear on wing, more on tail. Stomach half
full - green fly and minute insects. Skull completely ossified.
LICHMERA \u03c3 Testes three-fourths enlarged. Sub-adult bird. Testes white.
Shot 9 A.M. Weight - 16.3 grams. Odd feathers molting on left wing and
left half of tail. Very slight wear on wing; fair amount on tail.
Stomach one-fourth full of insects and ants. Skull nine-tenths ossified.
(Two small spots - see drawing)
SKIN 8 LALAGE \u03c3 testes one-half enlarged; stone grey in color. Iris -
dark brown. Bill, legs, feet - black. Worm parasite in corners of eyes;