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IN the issue of Nature of November 27, p. 843, there is a note on the subject of sun-bathing by birds, quoting British Birds as saying that the question has been raised "whether irradiation of the skin with its consequent effect of vitamin D production would take place through sun-bathing".
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BOURNE, G. Sun-Bathing by Birds and its Anti-Rachitic Value. Nature 163, 257 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163257a0
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