EAC 14, Jordan, June-August 1967
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Ship Direction 180 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DIVISION OF BIRDS AT SEA DAILY LOG - E SPECIMEN at 23°t. Lork right one of the or Date 19 June 1967 OBSERVERS: 19 June 1967 P.F. GORE TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS Begin observing 0630 ca. sunrise 0610 Towbends shearwater 1 @ on H2O a "white bird" was reported around the lights at 0400 and again at 0600 this morning. Very black back, underparts, with very white in claps. White outside of rump patch, up about ½ as far as Sewell's underwing, with what appeared to be a heavy and large black border. Flees just like Sewell (good view at fairly close range) 0735 TO 0750 060 Breakfast 0932 beach Petrel 2 0953 beach Petrel 2 1034 TO 1325 NO 06S. Marklm Station stop centered ca 1245 an all dark bird flying like an albatross, baby or early smeller was seen by the crew during the plankton tolar (ca. 1200) 1359 beach Petrel 1 W traveling 1530 Collared Black-wing Petrel 1 on H2O sawed up by ship out and down again strong, dark & broad underwing border. Sun shot sun onto the bird color (which appeared) fleet in contrast to a definitely grey back. Best green in (Collared Petrel) (Proteus 356 BWP) 1604 TO 1705 NO 06S. Stop for oceanographic station type B slow speed for Marklm tow SI-MNH-958-e Rev. 5-66