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All of these birds are very skittish and they seem to act as If they 
were hunted extensively at one time. The call note of the started 
stilt is a harsh kree ... kree...kree. jIni flight the long legs hang 
far astern and In slow flight into a wind the legs are used as ballast. 
The head is hung far ahead of the bird in a ''searching' 1 attitude 
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beyond the extremity of the tail. The bird has a bowed appearance to 
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Senator Ansai, who has visited the ICialauea. Lighthouse Boo^y 
Colony oh Kauai, donated two color pictures of the colony and its 
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offshore island. Birds are present on both places. Three Red-foot 
Boobies (two chicks) are present in the picture, and in the background 
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I believe that there is one Brown Booby. Ansai visited this area at 
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approximately l^QO hours in August and believes that at least two hundred 
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