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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
33
9 Aug 0839--1 Christmas Island Shearwater? SW heading NE
0843--1 Red-tailed Tropicbird SW heading NE ca 50'
0851--2 Sooty Tern O heading S
0855--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater? O heading W dk. phase
0900--1 Bonin Island Petrel?
0915--" " " " " heading W
0916--" " " " "
0930--Flock of 20-30 mixed species heading NE: Wedge-tail?, Christmas Island,
Sooty Tern; feeding
0959--1 Bonin I land Petrel heading SW 15' up
1012--1 Dark-rumped Petrel heading SW 15-20' up
1028--1 all dark shearwater NE heading SW
1029--3 Sooty Terns NE heading SW
1035--2 (1 dk., 1 lt.,) Wedge-tailed Shearwaters NE heading SW.
1058--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater heading NE
1105--1 Bonin Island Petrel SW heading Ne
1107--4 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters SW heading NE
1118--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater NE heading SW
1120--1 Shearwater sp? New Zealand or Dark-rumped SW heading NE
1128--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater SW heading NE
1140--1 Shearwater sp? light below grey above heading NE
1203--1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater literally blown off course
1237--2 Dark-rumped Petrel? heading SE whiteunderparts, light brownish
back, dark browndorsal, very dark and very white
ventral. a lot of white in head, almost size of wedge tail.
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