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R.D Kirkpatrick
1964 Journal
Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii
Oct. While standing the 6 AM to 8 A.
2 watch with Doug Whitman, a
Fri. Long tailed Jaeger flew over. I
killed it with the long Tom
Goose Gun. It was an immature
male, the second one ever
collected in the Central Pacific.
The ship turned from the
grid and headed for Johnston
Island with a sailor who has
a broken arm.
I observed a feeding flock
of terns, petrels and shear-
waters feeding on flying
fish.
Oct. At daybreak we stood off
3 Johnston Island and transferred
Sat. the injured sailor to a tug that
took him to Johnston Island.
No new species but I
observed another Kameck Petrel.
A spilor shot an immature
Blue-faced Boobie. We recovered
it.