361 Gimme SLUNDER BILLED SHEARWATER (8) 1931 American Whaling Station states that in the summer of 1919, Akutan Bay was filled with whale food (shrimp) for about 18 days, and as a consequence many whales and thousands of shear- waters were present all over the bay. an indubitable fact. It seems unquestionable that the shearwaters fed on the shrimp, as did the whales, and the belief that whale sperm forms a main part of their diet is purely a myth. This case also shows that the birds will enter the land locked Bays if necessary for food. Pederson is a fairly reliable informant, and as there is nothing "foul" about this story, there seems no reason to discredit it. Oct. 16. Akutan Pass, E. Aleutian Is. The shearwaters in the pass today were not numerous - 500-700 in all being seen. These birds were scattered out over many miles and were, in general, flying in a N.W. direction. Very few were resting on the surface of the water and there were evidently not feeding. Jo had food been