De Benedictis 1964 57 27 Jan Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos. oyster catchers at the point. The usual tattlers and Ruddy Turnstones and occ. Green Herons. After the watch came back to write up the A.M.'s notes. Went out to watch again from 11 to 12:30. After lunch slept. Very sunny. Saw another dove fly thru the camp area. I am beginning to feel feverish and find it hard to concentrate. At the 2nd watch many petrelid flying past the point, just scattered small groups. After this slept until about 2, then went out again for c. 1 1/2 hours. Still feel crummy. About 3 P.M. a large group of Puffinus and Anodius began to pass the point feeding in a large circular flock. The Puffinus flying to the surface and landing, the Anodius dipping like a Bonaparte's Gull. Shortly after a school of large porpoise (cal danta) went by, with a flock of Blue-footed Boobies feeding over them. Also saw an odd gull, white below and on the rump and tail, Black Tip to tail. Brown mantle and head, wing coverts and tips of secondaries darkon. Outer primaries dark brown. Bill large, seemed to be pale with a black tip but not sure. Size, large, flight heavy. Looked like a very large Ring-billed gull in 1 1/2 year plumage. Prob. the same as the vimm. gull (unidentified) as I saw on the Patrol boat when we came in...? young Fork-tailed gull. If so it is very unlike the equivalent plumage, in Sabine's gull. Felt pretty bad in the evening and slept.