343 Gilmore Pacific (Rodber's) Fulmar (3) 1931 From the north we began to see scattered fulmars in light phase when barely within sight of the island. As we drew near and finally anchored in the calm waters on the N.W. side they became more numerous & we could make out their gliding forms around the high light colored cliffs on the N.W. tip of the island & also around the dark bluffs several miles to the south. All seemed to be light colored birds. When we landed near the very high cliffs we could see hundreds of them flying about the ledges & holes in the face of the 2000 foot cliff. I came down upon them from above & one side & they showed little fear of me as I climbed around the rocks & collected specimen after specimen. Out of the hundreds of light birds I saw, there was but one dark bird. They were tough birds to kill, their thick covering of feathers stopping