Thyons 1939 Blue Faced Booby Pg 6 July 18 1939 - Wake, East end, A.M. only 2 of sp seen in adult plumage recognized by black on wing extending all the way to body ? seeming to be continuous with the black of the tail also the band of brown area behind bill & noticeably black. Seen from beach 1/4 mi. East of [illegible] anchorage of Labelle Sept 12 1939 - Wake, 1 PM, 1/4 mile east of Southern tip of Wake, 3 crippled adult birds by first Turnforlia (??) off from beach, one had wing dislocated or broken close to base (prob Frigate bird) other two had no obvious defects but could not quite take off, probably other birds fed them as they did not seem to be starving. Description - large compared to red footed booby bill yellow almost bright skin between bill & feathers very dark blue-black eye beads pure yellow & body p white except for dark primaries, secondaries & tail feet grey. I caught the bird with the dislocated wing he was strong and extremely fierce. M. 100 yds N.W. of Labelle anchor a female under a Turnforlia on 2 eggs, nest was a slight depression in fine gravel, eggs were white but very dirty scarred & blood stained I scars appears to have been made by a thrust with the bill