ENDERBURY ISLAND 
BIRDS 
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On the west side of the island the nests are fairly evenly 
from the edge of the lagoon or central depression to the beach 
although there are some areas which are not used for nesting. On the 
rest of the island the nests are usually in the small areas of Sesuvium 
between the ridges of coral rubble. 
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Most nests contain two eggs and. five of the 627 examined have contained 
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RAIDING: 273 b adults, 355 subadults, 3^7 immatures and. 282 nestlings have 
been banded by POBSP personnel through May of 1965 . 
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POBSP SPECIMENS: USRM uncatalogued., cf, testes lb mm., February 27 , 196b. 
