5 Feb- 1963 07.00 08:34 Observations begun School of porpoise 150 - 200 yds off starboard bow. 100± est. 0852 1 NW Tropic bird sp.? Appeared dusky above as if heavily mottled on back. Most probably immature Red-tail - 0900 1 NW Frigate-bird & Lesser? 0910 1 SW Shearwater sp? 0920 1 NE Phoenix Is. Petrel - seemed too brown but had either band across throat or all dark head Petrel sp? 1506 1 SW 15:30 1 N Pterodroma sp? (could have been a light phase wedge tail) 1602 1 E R.T. Tropic Bird 1613 1 SW Pterodroma sp? 1623 1 SW Pterodroma sp? 1625 2 S Pterodroma sp? 1640 1 N Phoenix Island Petrel - seemed to be but had rounded tail instead of wedge-shape Red-footed Booby - following ship immature. Blue faced Booby White tailed Tropic Bird Red foot - immature circled ship