EAC 22, Hall, August-September 1967
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1850-New Zea. Sheen - I-S - Brilliant white breast, flanks & underlings, dark. Grey upper, black "W" pattern, especially noticeable in wing tips. Flop, short glide, flap routine, directional 1857 SPERM WHALE BLOW - 1 animal MANY BLOWS - SMALLISH PROB. 1904 WRSP IV Qa 1906 PHAL.SP IV S 1918 JÄEG.SP IV E 1928 WRSP IV Qa - sitting on ice 1935 STORM PET IV Qa 1945 RED PHAL - IV - calling, NOT SEEN SUNSET CLOUDS. 1959 1320 - DELPHINUS CA 50- 33% I COLLECTED 1500 - PORPOISE CA 15 ASTERN GLIMPSED HALF TWISTS OBS., MAYBE DELPHINUS NOT CHASED 1705- PORPOISE CA 50 4 MILES TO PORT DELPHINOS - ACTING NOT CHASED 1724 - WRSP-2 - W 1732 - WRSP-1 - E 1745 - Phalornis sp.-1 - - sitting on a piece of floating wood, dabbling its bill in water (feeding?). 1759 - WRSP - 1 - N 1800 - Shear pet - C - S - white breast, darker back & upper wings; stiff-winged flapping; alternate flop & short glide & alight on water; seemed about gull size. Shear pet - 1 - N - looked like alone, but was widely separated. White breast, light grey back & upper wings; dark "W" pattern in wings; maybe a. → Cook's petrel, but seemed too large & flight not erratic; much closer than above 6. 1875 - Jaega sp. - 2 - - On water, flushed to N as ship approached. I saw mottled breast & one M mottled grey-blue breast, - neither had elongated tail feathers & black cap Pg#3