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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
DATE / 19 APR 65
Pg. # 2
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
1554 PomTaegei 1 ND
1559 SS 1 NW
1650 Newell's Shear, 1 SW — Beautiful, bright white belly
1658 Leach's St. Pet. 1
1700 Leach's 4 m nater — all take off + scatter but were very close on water
1810 PomTaegei 1
1625 1 BFA dark rump
1800 2 BFA
Newly Wedgetailed size - dark upperparts
dark brown upper breast, lower breast &
abdomen white. Underwing had white
along costa, outer edge dark of uncertain
thickness. flew close by bows or fairly
stiff wings - fired three but no luck,
almost came back again but wheeled
+ fell astern .
1825 Herald's P?. 1
1830 and observation's