Gould, Patrick J., 1963-1965
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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