De Breezelli 1964 30 17 Jan on board "Golden Bear" en route to Galapagos. beat faster. Saw 5 white rumped Oceanodroma, twice 2 together, too far off to be sure of, 1st session at 9; every telling what they think they will do on the islands. Booby still with us. Notable to do much at noon. Sleepy. Saw another "Wedge- tail" at noon; not all show clear pale wing coverts alone, 2 have all dark wings and one a trace of the wing bar. By 12:30 the Booby was gone. Saw 2 white-rumped Oceanodroma then, and another about 5 minutes later. Didn't see much else. Noon position: 7°35' N, [illegible] ' W. So muggy and noisy that we held the meeting in the sleeping cabin quarters. Better than before because it was the last! Began observing again about 4:30 to 5:30, but saw everything within 5 minutes of 5. First a large, white bellied shearwater which flew with stiff wings, not angled at the carpal. Too far off to see well. Then saw a petrel, about 10" long, black above (appar. uniform), long tailed (shape?) while below and under the wings, couldn't see the head well. Deep slow wing beats, more regular and pitch a little more irregular than a Black Petrel. Then a smaller, white rumped petrel, with a lower, faster wingbeat than the Boob's, and less gliding. Flight much smoother. Possibly an Oceanites. Too dark to see the last birds clearly. The midship men are getting ready for crossing the equator. At every