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Sterna fuscata . Sooty Tern. 
Specimens—5* Fakaofo: cf testis 11 x 6 mm., 194 gms., Nukunono: 9 largest 
ovum 8 mm., 196.8 gms., heavy fat. Atafu: sex?, 199*8 gms., cf testis 
10 x 5 mm., 198 gms., medium fat; cf testis 13 x 6 mm., 194*5 gms. 
Uncommon around Fakaofo and Nukunono Atolls but common at Atafu. The 
natives say that the bird nests on Fakaofo and Atafu but there seemed little 
habitat. However, a specimen taken on Nukunono showed evidence of coming 
into breeding condition and there was a group of several thousand birds near 
Atafu. The natives, using long nets and live birds for decoys, capture up 
to sixty per day from their canoes. 
Gygis alba . Fairy Tern. 
Specimens—12. Fakaofo: 9 ovary granular, 99 gms.; 9 ovary granular, 112 gms., 
no fat; 9 largest ovum 2 mm., 118 gms., no fat; 9 no data. Nukunono: 9 ovary 
granular, 108.5 gms., no fat; cf testis 7x5 mm., 126.8 gms., medium fat; 
9 largest ovum 2 mm., 102 .9 gms., little fat. Atafu: 9 1 collapsed follice, 
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brood patch, 125.6 gms., moderate fat; c f testis small, 101 gms., heavy fat; 
cf testis 5x4 mm., 112 gms., medium fat. 
Common breeding bird in the Tokelau Islands. On Fakaofo we observed 
500+ in a feeding flock over the ocean along the east shore of the atoll. On 
Nukunono we estimated the population to be in excess of 1,000 birds. The 
population on Atafu was 500+. Several nests and young birds were seen on 
all of the islands. 
Ducula paciflca . Pacific Fruit Pigeon. 
Specimens —5* Fakaofo: 9 largest ovum 5 mm*, 369.8 gms. Nukunono: c f testis 
14 x 7 mm., heavy fat, 457*2 gms.; Atafu: sex?, 351*1 gms.; sex?, 210.8 gms.; 
sex?, 392.8 gms. 
