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found a pecked tern's egg (Slunata)that could not hatch so used it in an experiment. 
Put it on top of the finchs' rock and soon one had it drilled throwing the shell 
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snips to right & left. I'then took the egg away from him, broke it and 
poured the water ''white" in the same depression the egg had rested in. 
Instantly the-Finch returned, looked sadly disappointed and hopped away. 
I then put the yolk in a nearby depression and when I left there were three 
birds fighting for that like English Sparrows in the gutter. They are 
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simply after the protein & fat food of the yolk, to my mind, & not after 
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a substitute for water. Much as they would doubtless like it if a satis- 
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factory substitute for water were easily procurable in this waste it does 
not appear to me that -eggs furnish that substitute. 
Sunday 
23 Shower in night - calm - clear perfect day 
Laysan Id. Gentle E. Breeze - Temp 7:00 AM: Dry 7 O 0 - Wet 68 
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Rel. Hum. 90° - Noon 85° (dry) - 2 PM: 80°-73°-72$ 
6 P.M. 75° ~ 71° R.H. 
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Midnight 69“ - 69° R-H. 100$ mist - calmest moment of trip air south-east 
Everything comes to him who waits, even tho he wait as ungraciously as 
I have through the last profane ten days. 
Awoke to a calm bright morning - the first of the trip - and except fo 
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a dark cloud that formed & whirled, in one spot over the island for 2 or 3 
hrs. it remained fine ail day. Almost incredible 1 . 
bp and at it early,, packing Parvo- .High speed and graflex over to the 
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Birds collected today: 
- Sula ois cat or o" iron- 
xcreme of immature plumages represented on island. Evidently 
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.ot breeding, but merely returning to Island to roost. Testes undeveloped. 
