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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 10/ 



PHAETHON LEPTURUS DOROTHEAE Mathews 



Phaethon lepttirus dorothcae Mathfavs, Austr. Av. Rec, vol. 2, 1913, p. 7. 

 (Queensland.) 



Guam Island: Amantes Point — 5 males, June 11, July 21. Palau 

 Islands (Peleliu Island) : i mi. north of Asias — i male, August 31 ; 

 Eastern Peninsula — i male, September 6; Southeastern Peninsula — 

 2 males, i female, August 29, September i, 5. 



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Fig. 7. — Collecting localities on Ulithi Atoll. 



Tropic-birds were seen at Guam, Rota, Peleliu, and Truk. Service 

 personnel reported their presence at Ulithi, but none was observed 

 in August by our party. 



Exposed 

 culmen 



Tarsus 



Wing Tail 



5 adult males (Guam). 256-265(262) 101-117(109) 44-50(47) 20-21(21) 



4 adult males (Peleliu). 242-258 (252) 106-122(111) 40-46(44) 19-20(20) 

 I adult female (Peleliu). 260 118 43 20 



The average measurements of the 10 adult specimens from Micro- 

 nesia are within the range of measurements given by Mathews for 



