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What was presumably the same individual was found in the same rock niche in a comatose condition on November 26, 1947. Beginning on December 30, 1947, rectal temperatures were taken every 2 weeks, the last on February 14, 1948. The temperature dropped from 67.6° on the first date to 64.4° on January 18 and February 1, recovering to 65.8° on the late date of record. The weight decreased from 45.61 grams on January 4 to 44.56 grams on February 14. An attempt to detect heart beat by the use of a medical stethoscope was negative. No movement of the chest walls could be detected and no moisture could be collected on a cold mirror placed in front of the nostrils. Strong light aimed directly into the pupil resulted in no response, not even an attempt to close the eyelid. No waste matter was passed during the entire period of observation and all evidence indicated that the bird was in an exceedingly low state of metabolism.

This bird was banded on January 5, 1948, with a Service band and was back in the same rock niche on November 24, 1948, certainly the second and probably the third season of return to this exact point. It was there on December 5, 1948, but 2 weeks later it had disappeared, probably the victim of some predator or an inquisitive human. Professor Jaeger reports that the Hopi Indians call the poor-will "Holchko," the sleeping one.