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Noddy Tern (Angus stoli us) 
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BIRDS 
Current Status; Coupon resient and nesting species, 
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Pr i or, Records: Lister (1991)found then pre ent in the summer of iss/and Correia 
(ifi 1924) recorded their presence in March 1924. 
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Population: An estimated 250 adults were present in November 196,3 and 150 were 
estimated in October 196in This is the, most abundant species on the island and 
one of only three breeding species. 
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In, November 1963 a total of 66 nests were fdund on islands in the southeast 
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half of the lagoon and. it was estimated that ah additional 33 nests were present 
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in the other half of the lagoon. In October 1965 a total of 23 nests were found 
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in the northwest half of the lagoon and i ^ was estimated that another 23 nests 
ere loc ated in the ot her half of the lagoon.jon both trips the breeding population 
comprised over 60 percent of the tot^Lpopulation 
All nests ha¥« were located on' the small Islands in the lagoon and although 
birds are frequently seen, flying over^large numbers are DQi_XQundLuUil_QQ2. 
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ge«€-te the islands in the lagpcm* 
found only on_ 
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FOBSP Jm&ci,:en;:; USM 1(93967, M, testes 2 mi., wt. 173 gms., Oct. 2 k» 196k. 
