A Benedictus 1964 Feb 28 on board "Golden Bear" Galapagos to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Mating Game in the evening and hit the sack about 10. Hope the birds are good the next few days. Best photo of the islands was at station from the "Bear" Feb 29. Got up about 6 A.H. We are well out of the Galapagos, going in to the trades and although it is sunny, it is remarkably cool. Cloudy in the A.H., clearing up almost completely. Very few birds around. Between 6:10 & about 7 I saw one white- rumped Oceanodrome far off from the bow; nothing following the boat. After breakfast I watched for about an hour and a half, but saw only a few birds. Used the ship's watch bell for a clock. 7:30 to 8 A.H. Saw one O. kethys and 1 O. carlie; both with clear white rump and the caster with a slower wing beat. A school of about 30 of the large (12-18 ft.) dark olive porpoises appeared far off the boat and did not come in close. Between 8:30 & 9:30 saw another O. carlie and a Masked Baby, in flight. A school of 30-50 small (6-8 ft.) porpoise were jumping off the bow, far out and did not come in. They were dark olive, paler on the head and flanks, this color sharply set off, and no markings obvious on the fins. Not sure of the head shape. diagram of its pattern