R.D.Kirkpatrick 1965 Puffinus nativitatus Jan 7.P.M. Phil Lehner and I observed 10 a banded adult Christmas Island Shearwater circling low over the east end of the island near the area where this species nested in 1964. The bird was uniformly dark and was somewhat smaller than a Wedge-tail Shearwater. Its shape in flight was reminiscent of a Chimney Swift. It flew within 12 feet of us. Jan Binion Amerson found 2 banded 13 adults in a nest cavity under a concrete slab on the east beach. No eggs are present.