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1 8 The Irish Naturalist, October 



Redshank (Totanus calidris). Almost hatched. 



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1-85 X 1-25 = 323^ 178 x 1-26 = 314 



181 x 1-25 = 317 1-87 x 1-24 = 314^ 



COMMON CURLEW {Numenins arquald). 

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Sandwich Tern {Sterna cantiacd). 



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(b) 2-oo x 1-43 = 432 

 1-97 x i*44 = 427 

 1-97 X 1*42 = 447i 



LITTLE Ter^n {Sterna minutd). 



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(a) 1-28 x '95 = H9i (*) r2 7 X -91 = 130 



1-26 x -95 = i47i J '26 x -93 = x 39 



1-24 x -96 = 146$ 1-26 x -93 = 137 



Black-headed Gull {Larus ridibundus). 



LESSER B i.ack-backed Gull (Larus fuscus). 



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(a) 277 X 1-95 = 1,295 (*) 2-63 X r86 = 1,150* 



27 x 1-95 = 1,243 \ 2 " 68 X 1-82 = i, 075 \ 



2\5S X 1-95 =1,217 2-56 X 182= 1,059 



