A.Schwan Journal 55 1965 03°5', 165°06'W — 0°20'N, 163°30'W. Return Canta & Xmas Ds. 20 October A few large flocks, scattered small ones. 4 Tattlet. 584, predominantly Sixty tern. 13 Birds collected: 1 wedgebill, 2 banded BFTS, 2 RFB, 5 Sixty tern, 1 Sixty tern, and one Leach's Storm Petrel. This was during a total of 3 storm petrel species collected on this trip. It remains very doubtful if any of these white-rumped species can be held apart with certainty at any distance from the ships. If they are close enough to be identified — they are close enough to be collected. Mottled Petrel still moving through — 13 total. 22 Whole, seen — one large group 20. 0°51'N, 161°23'W — 19°24'N, 159°53'W 27 October See rough today, a 15 knot wind running into it made for bad visibility. We are behind fins so no flocks clearly. Collected 9 birds from the seawater. Total 5-72 birds. Small to medium sized flocks (30) through- out day. Mainly Sixty terns (38%). First Juan Fernandez Petrel seen in some fins, plus mottled Petrel still moving through. Abundance of Red Foot Boobies(39) A.Schwan Journal 55 1965 10°53'N, 15°12'W — Christmas Island Christmas Island, N. Pacific Ocean. Landed shore party at 11:45. Mr. Wardell, the resident Commissioner, has provided lodging for the entire Smithsonian party of 9 in the Officers mess Bldg. Very lush. There will be a landrover for transportation. The party made a survey in the afternoon. Here were less separate Sixty tern colonies noted; one on the NE point, one a few miles farther on from the village and one just beyond Carver way. All were without clicks or saps, although the last colony had a few full grown flying immatures. Following species observed: Phoenix de petrel 25-30 thinly populated, but seen all along coast. sup. side Restailed Tropicbird 400-500 Marsh Booby 200 Red-footed Booby 250 Tropicbird sp. 50 Golden Plover 200 actual count 108/610 to sunset Ruddy turn stone 8 actual count 11 Wandering Tattler 15 11 11 11 Evotia sp. 4 11 11 11 Benthic-thighed Curlew 6 11 Painted Stork 3, possibly 4. Sooty tern > 75,000 Gray-backed tern 7 28 Common Noddy 7 10 Hawaiian Noddy 50 Blue Gray Noddy 200 Crested Tern 50