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DATE 12 Feb 65
Pg.# 1
N
W E
S
time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc.
0850 begin observations
0735 Sloom-petel 1
seen by Sugedi during weather - smallish
with white underparts.
0848 Sooty Term 1
Immature - flew close to ship - Out of nowhere
zipped past corner of bridge. Right wing
apparently missing feathers.
Too far to tell if immatures present. Asani thought
he saw shearwaters I saw nine are
PF 0859 Sooty Term 60 E15
0910 Kermadec P? 1
Seen at close range & well. Wings completely
dark underneath except for small (involved
smaller than in most Kermadec) white patches
Towards tips of wing - Breast band
as far down as on chin/aur
Throat solid dark - Brown above + on breast
Belly pure white - Could it be anything else? see
1030 Sooty Term 1
1031 Leach's P 1
1034 boadalo P. 1
1420 Leach's P. 1
1536 Leach's P 1
1715 ST 2
1728 Sooty Term 12
1745 Sooty Term 3
Fairy Term 1
T.E? D.R.P.? 2
travelling
Travelling
quite dark on the mantle but W pattern slightly
darker than rest of wing & back. No trace of
light around nape. One head third underwing
edges very dark, second more like normal T.T.
underwing.
1825 end observations
[illegible] 1/2
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[illegible] in most?
[illegible] [illegible] not necessarily
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