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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 93
ISLANDS OF FRINGING REEF.
Sunday, 2nd July, 1939.
Sk. No. 65. STERNA.
Sterna: Female, 1/4 plus.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, dark brown; Bill, greenish yellow;
L&F, black.
SHOT: 11 a.m. WGHT: 320.9 gms.
SKL: Fairly soft STM: 1/4 very few small sardines.
MOULT: Tl.L:l
All covs. VM ABR: W/S
Back C, neck crown M. Tl./C.
Belly, breast M.
SK. No. 65A. PANDION.
Pandion: Male AD., 3/4 plus, white.
SOFT PARTS: Iris, yellow; Bill, black horn, blue horn
base; L&F, white with faint bluish tinge,
claws black.
SHOT: 6:15 a.m. (sunrise) WGHT: 1054 gms.
SKL: thick hard. STM: 0/0 empty.
MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/VS.
Tl/S.
SK. No. 65B. PANDION.
Pandion: Male AD., 3/4 white.
SHOT: 6:15 a.m. WGHT: 1062 gms.
SKL: thick not very hard, probably 1 year bird.
STM: 0/0 empty.
MOULT: Nil. ABR: W/VS
Tl/S.