Amerson, B. 1963 The hind flippers during egg laying were held over the hole without touching the sand. Each time an egg was laid the hind flippers would raise up about 2 inches. A low grunt ( and a wheez) could be heard also. The eggs were generally laid two at a time. A viscous fluid also was emitted. The eggs first were quite wet but appeared to dry quite quickly. The eggs were about two inches in diameter and off white in color. She laid a total of 102 eggs and it took twenty-one minutes to do this. She then covered the hole with sand. I didn't stay until she left. At 11:45 p.m. Fred and I started to band Wedge-tailed Shearwaters. Halfway through a light shower fell and we feared we might get wet before finishing. We didn't though. We went to bed at 12:30 a.m. June 15, 1963 - French Frigate Shoals This morning we began to break camp to go back to the ship. By 8 a.m. the tents had been taken down and all the gear was packed. I then began to collect fresh Berlese samples to take back to the ship. Fred banded some more Boobies and Frigates but didn't find many which had not already been banded. The radio was again not making contact with the ship 6 miles away. At 9:45 the whaleboat appeared in the distance and by 10 we began loading equipment. Most of the officers brought the boat in and since they hadn't been on Whale-Skate had to walk around before leaving. We left about 10:45 and headed toward Trig Island. The whaleboat anchored about 100 feet offshore and we waded ashore. I first stepped off the length and width of the island (recovered the 14th) while Fred