Rodeo. 0824 3 Dark-rumped P. feeding 2 Petrel sp 110 90+10 Sooty Tern 2 Wedgetail feeding 6 Dark-rumped P. 2 White-vented P. 1 Fairy Tern 1130 20 Sooty Tern feeding 6 Dark-rumped P. 2 White-vented P. 1 Wedgetail 1 Fairy Tern 1235 20+10 Sooty Tern feeding 1040 2513 Sooty Tern feeding 6 Dark-rumped P. 6 Wedgetail 1120 25 Sooty Tern feeding 5 Dark-rumped P. 1 White-vented P. 1135 6 Dark-rumped Petrel killing 1 White-vented P. 1 Wedgetail 1240, 7 Sooty Tern travelling 1302 55±2 Sooty Tern feeding 5 Dark-rumped P. 1400. 6 Dark-rumped P. travelling 2 White-vented P. 1450 20+2 Sooty Tern feeding 7 Dark-rumped P. 2 White-vented P. 1628 6 Sooty Tern feeding 4 Dark-rumped P. 2 Wedgetail At 0640 large white bird seen in distance at 75ft, near by a gun off frontal, described 'large, all white, long neck. Body sp.' 1040 Dark-rumped Petrel # 0510 collected by King 1045 White-vented Petrel # 0511 collected by King 1110 3 separate groups of about 30 Sooty Terns + small group of petrels + Wedgetails joined up into one common flock. 1130 2 Dark-rumps in flock chased flying fish, as school surfaced. One got fish. Chased almost into wind, but going same direction as fish. Sooty Terns in this & previous flocks made up of immatures, molting immatures getting adult plumage, and molting adults 145 Dark-rumped Petrel # 0512 collected by Huatled 1450 Dark-rumped Petrel # 0513 collected by King 1555 Dark-rumped Petrel # 0514 collected by Huatled 1650 Dark-rumped Petrel shot by Huatled but not collected. First mate turned ship to circle, then turned east resumed course. Chief Oriental watch both birds birds spotted on water. Everyone surprised by his action. He said "This way watch and I'll run it and see Pet." No good reason for turning. 3