Hubert 1964 Journal Nov 24 at 530 A tropic (RT) was shot today that weight 866 gms. I weighed its stomach and it was 117 gms even with this subtracted. That seems like a awfully heavy tropic bird that isn't fat. A porcupine fish about 4" long was in the stomach. Maybe this is why the bird was reluctant to fly. The other tropic (RT) we saw today took off long before the ship got near it. this one set tight right up till it was relieved of its life. Nov 26 at 510 dustas we were pulling into [illegible] Island and we were in the [illegible] of the Island. Every once in a while a flying fish that had the shape of a half-deak and with nothing but slightly enlarged pectoral fins would take off. Its flight averaged maybe 20' long. It seems as if the B.F.B.'s only show up [illegible] in the evening. Could it be that normally B.F.B.s try to stay away from [land masses] or ships but as evening approaches its roosting instinct makes it come over to investigate objects as roosting prospects but when it gets close it sees it as a ship and fright the fear instant overcomes the roosting instant and it flies away. This could explain why most boobies are seen in the evening.