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Description of a 14 day eld chick, Wedge-tailed 
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adults© The feet are oink with some brown pigment j 
on the tarsus and feet. The egg tooth is still present. 
The first down is one half inch Ion". The fi ns+/ 1 
is stuck to the tips of the second down. The second 
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about one forth inch on the sholders and neck© The 
Secona down on the scapulars ana wings is about one 
half inch long* The second down is r rev-brown in ool or* 
and the first is light grey. The first down is lighter ; 
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Tne head and neck are lighter. The doom on the manua f 
hhh head is not started yet, second down. Some chicks j 
at this a~e do not have the e^o- tooth, 1 
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Shearwater number 47. The first bod 2 / down is 3/4 inch ! 
long on the back , sides and belly , but about 3/4 wo nr ; 
off the bellv.The first down in l/Z inch Tone- on the ; 
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head. The first down on the ventral seek and breast is 
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inch long. First down is grey-brown. in color. ! 
There is a bare area under the base of the wings 
which has down just , starting. > 
The sec nd down is l/2 to 3/4 inch long on the j 
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Second dawn is medium brown. Second down l/4 inch 
long on head and 1/8 inch long coming In between 
ventral feathor tracts. Second down on manus starting ! 
to l/4 inch long. j 
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chick except slightly more brown pigment is present. 
The feet are pink with brown pigment on the botton of 
the tarsus and ou er edge of the tarsus. There in 
brown pigment at the joint of the first and second 
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is brown pigment at the joint of the second and third 
pnalange of the third and forth toe. There is crown 
oigment at the ioint of the third and forth phalange 
3n the forth toe. It walls as good as adults. 
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