5. New Zealand Cook's Petrel + Juan Fernandez Islands Juan Fernandez Petrel + Kermadec Petrel + White-winged Petrel + French Polynesia and Pitcairn Islands Tahiti Petrel + Phoenix Petrel + Kermadec Petrel + Murphy's Petrel + Herald Petrel + White-throated Storm Petrel + Red-tailed Tropicbird+ White-tailed Tropicbird + Blue-faced Booby + Red-footed Booby + Great Frigatebird + Sooty Tern + Fairy Tern + Line Islands Sooty Tern ?+ + seen between 20°N and 20°S SPECIES ACCOUNTS Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes) Small numbers of this species followed the ship from 25-29 January, again on 6 March. In January they were found as far south as 18°36'N, but in March they were not seen until 31°15'N. Since all the individuals lacked white rumps and many of the ones seen closely were molting from a brownish plumage into the slate-colored one of adults, it is likely that all of them were first year birds. Laysan Albatross (Diomedea immutabilis) One Laysan Albatross was seen on 5 March at 28°52'N-119°27'W. Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) All Wedge-tailed Shearwaters were seen north of the equator (see