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Gould, P. J.
1963--At Sea
62
6 Sept 1835--1 Bulwer's Petrel?
1835--1 Wedge-tail
1843--2 Terns heading SW 10-20'
* 1854--1 Puffinus assimilis heading SSE
1858--1 Wedge-tail heading SSE
Time change--1900 becomes 1800
1807--1 Wedge-tail? heading S
1810--1 Wedge-tail heading N
*It appears that what I have been calling Puffinus assimilis (Little Shear-
water) is probably Puffinus lherminieri (Audubon's)
September 7, 1963--Pacific Ocean 3rd day out of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
observations began 0515--Crew member noted birds flying overhead from
midnight on.
0607--1 Wedge-tail heading SE
0613--1 Masked Booby heading NW 30' W-T
0622--1 White-tailed Tropicbird NE 100'
0646--1 Wedge-tail? heading N very white below
0651--4 Wedge-tail? heading E
0700--2 "White" Boobies heading S 50-100'
0718--1 Wedge-tail? heading WSW
0720--1 Shearwater sp. heading NE
0725--1 Shearwater sp. heading NW
0744--1 Wedge-tail heading N
0753--1 Wedge-tail ? heading S