DeBenevides 1964 Feb 28 on board "Golden Bean", Galapagos to Guayaquil. Emerson between 8:30 and 9 saw another D. casto and a Masked Booby, the latter flying rapidly in the direction of the Galapagos. At this time I got up and went to the betting area and slept to about 10:30, duplicating in more ways than one the old symposia routine. About a quarter to 11 there was an announcement of a whale on the port side and everyone rushed over to see two Spume Whales. They were only partly out of the water, producing a low diffuse spout. The color was dark greyish, and the forehead steep, the dorsal fin long, low and rounded. Never saw the flukes. What we could see was: 16:20 H. long. The dove for 3-4 seconds at a time and appeared to be traveling along the surface. I went to the stern to find about 30 Oceanod roma tithys following the boat, most of them way back. Saw one dive into the water from a height of 3-5 ft., producing a noticeable splash. 2 or 3 others dropped to the surface where they appeared to settle lightly on the surface for half a second. They soon became interested in garbage being thrown overboard and dropped off. Ate lunch and began a noon watch about noon. Four, 2 tithys were following the ship when a larger