RD Kirkpatrick 1964 Puffinus pacificus Sand Island, Johnston Atoll Pacific Nov. 10 P.M. I counted 179 birds 15 including young. The four wing banded birds were not seen. Nov. 9 A.M. The Coast Guard station dog 16 killed 5 young Wedge Tails. We processed and froze 4 of them. Nov. 10 P.M. Four adults were caught and 17 put in cages for wing-tagging study. Nov. 9 A.M. a banded adult had a 3" square 18 of orange nylon with the #1 on it affixed to its right wing with a metal band. The tag did not hinder the bird's flight and also did not show up on the flying bird. An adult (band #535-12648) had a streamer ½" wide by 8" long with #2 painted on it affixed to the right wing by a metal band. A blood vessel was hit when the hole was made for the band and the bird bled profusely. The streamer seemed to be wider than necessary and flapped overmuchly. The bird lit on the water after flying 100 yards.