Rd Grossin Bram Bosley 1963 McKean Island 21 Oct. A fairly southerly race has occurred at Nest # 9. On the 15 oct a 28 Bird# 767-40882 (Newland) was perceived at a nest (i) with one fresh egg - there were very little chalks on the egg hence it was a strange blue. That night at 2135 there was no bird at the nest and the egg was old. At 1210 on 17th the egg was gone and our p. T? (old couple) was standing nearby. At 2:20 to or night of 21 a 29 (767-40883) which had been banded near nest 9 or right 915 as a courting bird by an flying immature was settling on a new nest # 1, fresh egg 15 ft from old nest 1. The 82 (82) was standing next to 82 and an immature was again roosting some yards away. The nest was not present as far back as 2130 on 18 when I went there checking other nests. Hence, for whatever reason, original and I with it. All egg was deserted, by possibly eaten, by numerous turbulens in the area. & then either laid second egg a quickly dropped it; a new nest was built and she deposited a new egg sometime between 2130 18 and 2020 21. The I had always roosted nearby and the immature which hangs with them is probably their last offspring. 24 Oct. One more nest discovered NE of the last marked nest on E-SSE point. I found this nest earlier with 2 egg, but could find it the day I marked nest. Still has two egg today. Rd Grossin Blue - Faced Bosley 1963t. Passed by a large club on spit at N end of lagoon at night 4 miles following count: 146 birds; not a painted bird was noticed but noticed about 40 birds, which had visible spotting on back or rump. Club split about this time and if evenly distributed, there could have been as many as 75-80 if there if evenly distributed through- out to group. A good lot of the remaining 30-40 birds played only about one bird in 10 or 20 which was banded. This is by far the largest club noted. A few small clubs 1 or 20-30 birds, are situated on side but in the lagoon, but cannot make out percentages of egg groups; when birds are disturbed about the island they invariably wind up out on one of the isles, in the lagoon.