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Gould, P. J.
1964--At Sea
48
17 July, Pacific Ocean, 60-70 miles south Leeward Chain between French Frigate
Shoals and Oahu
1328 1 Red-tailed Tropicbird E 50'
1330 1 Tern (Gray-backed?) NE low
1420 2 Sooty Tern NNE 50'
1423 1 Bonin Is. etrel W
1440 1 Bulwer's (?) Petrel SE
1442 1 Red-tailed Tropicbird N
1444 3 Sooty Terns NE 50-100'
1447 1 Tern N low
1505 1 Sooty Tern N 60-70'
1510 Flockk--feeding no flying fish
5o
1550 800 ± 10 Sooty Tern
75 ± 10 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters 3 collected
2 Christmas Is. Shearwater
1 Red-footed Booby sub qd.
5 Great Frigatebird 1 collected
birds feeding in and out of light rain squall
1605 1 Bulwer's Petrel
1615 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater NW
1627 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater N
1628 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater N
1635 1 Sooty Tern N low
1715 1 Bonin Island Petrel N
1727 1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater N
1720 1 Sooty Tern N low
1732 1 Bulwer's Petrel
1740 11 Wedge-tailed Shearwater NE