Table 17 Gamma-Emitting Radionuclides in Birds Collected at Bikini, 1969 Average Values pci/g dry Species and Tissue No. of Samples Avg. 80¢o pci/g wet* Range Avg. nd-6.3 nd-11 1174 992 137¢5 Range 696 Ave. 137¢5 Avge. «94 2.1 395 348 7.7 14 56 34 Curlew Muscle Liver 3 3 2.8 5.9 Turnstone** Muscle Liver 1 1 23 40 1 1 4 7.6 46 nd 1.3 2.7 15 nd 1 1 87 1.2 nd nd 29 42 nd nd Noddy tern**%* Muscle Liver Fairy tern*** Muscle Liver 520-2260 605-1510 165 98 * Calculated from pCi/g dry using average wet:dry ratios. ** Tissues from 6 birds pooled. *k*k Tissues from 5 birds pooled. cay iw 39