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(oceanadroma castro) |
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A small bird, about 8 inches long, mainly dark brown below but with a black back and a clear white patch on the rump, the bill black and short, the tail slightly forked. It nests in holes on Boatswain Bird Island, a single white egg being most likely laid between October and December. |
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