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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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Blood Samples: 120 samples from 14 species were taken.
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 10
Christmas Is. Shearwater 10
Audubon's Shearwater 10
Phoenix Island Petrel 2
Masked Booby 10
Red-footed Booby 4
Great Frigate 10
Lesser Frigate 10
Bristle-thighed Curlew 2
Sooty Tern 10
Gray-backed Tern 6
Common Noddy 10
Blue-gray Noddy 6
Rabbit 20
120
Mammals: Rabbits are the only mammal present. Probably over 1000.
Reptiles: None seen. Evidence of turtles using the island for nesting.