Annotated List -- p.2 
— LISXANSKI 
BLACK NODDY 
L S# 18 
(cont) plants from the reef as much as the ones on the southern islands 
(Phoenix and Line Islands) do perhaps because such plants as abundant here. 
Materials used in nests: Scaevola, Eragrostis, Tribulus, Boerhaavia, and 
several types of seaweed. One nest of recent construction contained five 
small Portuguese men of war. The majority of nests were saddled on branches 
in forks. One nest was found nearly suspended in the !t vee 5f of several small 
branches in a manner that is reminescent of the Bed-eyed Vireo. Leaves from 
a morning glory were also used in construction of these nests. Total population 
around 3 50 adults to 500 adults. 17 eggs measurements taken . 
Height 
Width 
Dept 
55 
8 " 
5" 
54 
7 x 10 " 
5 1/2 
10 ' 
5" 
2 1/2 
7 "ft 
. 7" 
6 " 
5 ft 
. 7-5" 
5 " 
4 ft 
. 5.5" 
4 " 
53-5 
" 6.5" 
4 " 
34.5 
" 6 x 8 " 
5" 
37" 
6 " 
4 " 
38 " 
9x13 " 
3.5" 
38" 
6 " 
4 " 
21 n 
6 " 
4.5" 
Scaevola leaves, grass, PortuLaca, Portuguese mand 
of war, some seaweed. 
Ir lb ulus, Scaevola, grass 
n ” " ” on thin branch 
Egg cold and dirty, probabLy abandoned. 
Grass, morning glory 
Egg cracked and dirty, probably abandoned 
Same materials as 2nd nest, also Boerhaavia 
Grass, morning glory, & Casuarina 
Egg dirty, probably abandoned 
Same as 2nd nest. 
5 nests in Scaevola 
All nests in Scaevola of grass and morning glory construction, ranged in height 
from 18" to 32”. * * * * 5 All egg measurements taken in millimeters. 
L Sff 19 June 2-6, f 67 (DLS Kept) Estimated population -3? 000 
Number of nests---*- 355 
This species was nesting in the five Casuarina trees on the island and in 
Scaevola at the southeast corner of the island. A total of 355 nests was 
counted, but only 290 have nesting data recorded. Of the 290 nests, 212 
( °/o) had eggs, 60 ( fo) had small chicks, 15 ( $) had medium sized 
chicks, and 3 nfests had large chicks ( $). There were large nesting 
colonies of birds on the island which did not appear to be nesting. 
(FCT) Total population breeding: 600 est. Count of 3^2 (nests?) "Hawaiian 
Noddy Terns were found nesting in both Scaevola and Casuarina trees, both 
eggs and small downy chicks were present. 
