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BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. MACMILLAN Page 15
COLLECTED SPECIMENS DATA - NEW CALEDONIA
March 6th, 1939
Tall Original Forests Habitat
Head waters Pirogue River, South centre of island, chain central
600 ft. above sea level in narrow valleys with mountains
rising to three thousand feet very close about.
No. 31.A. RHIPIDURA SPILODERA VERREAUXI. Female 1/2 plus O.S.E.
Soft parts. Iris. Brown.
Bill. Black horn, white horn base.
Legs & Feet. Dark nigger brown.
SHOT 10:45AM WGHT 9.2 gm.
WING. 72 Tail. 86.
MOULT: W.R.: >1,2,3f, 14, 15)-Covs. C. ABR. W%T. N.
L. Ditto
TL.: L.6f
BODY Back C. Chin O.
SKULL: Shot damaged believe C.O. STM 3/4 insects.
NO. 31.B. HALCYON. H. chloris canacorum. Male IMM. 1/4 White.
Soft parts. Iris. Brown, Bill
Bill. Black & white horn.
Legs & Feet. Lightish grey. (?)
SHOT 10:45 A.M. WGHT. 40.1 gm.
WING. 89.
TAIL. 57.
STOMACH. 3/4 crickets.
SKULL. Comp. ossif. but still thin, .9 ossif. evidently one of
a brood hatched about six months ago.
MOULT. Nil. W.r. shot damaged. Abr. W/T. N.
No. 31.C. PHILEMON. P.lessoni. Male, 1/2 minus, yellowish
white. AD. Skull. C.O.
SOFT PARTS. Iris, Red
Bill. Black horn.
Legs & Feet. Smokey black.
SHOT. 12:00 A.M. (Noon).
WGHT. 80.2 gm.
STOMACH. 3/4 seeds & insects.
MOULT. WINGS: R >1,2,14,15. ABR. W&T. Nll
L: Ditto.
TAIL. R:5,6.
L:5,6f.
BODY.
Very plentiful and noisy in these tall original forests.