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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 91
Sk. No. 62 E. STERNA.
Sterna: Male, 1/2 minus, white dark spots at end.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, dark brown; Bill, greenish yellow;
L&F, black.
SHOT: 8 a.m. 3/4 tide rising. WGHT: 315 gms.
SKL: thick and hard. STM: o/o residue, sardines.
MOULT: W. Covs. O. ABR: W/Tl. Nil.
Tl.L:1. ➛ Covs. M.
R:1,3.
All uppers and unders Q.
Sk. No. 62 F. ACCIPITER hap.
Accipiter haplochrous: Male AD., 3/4 minus, white.
Captured in detached domestic kitchen
having chased domestic poultry actually
into the building. First record.
SHOT: 2 p.m. WGHT: 168 gms. Very fat.
SKL: C.O. thick. STM: O/O empty.
MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/S
Tl/F.