MAY 1964 



JUNE 1964 



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• 1 bird 



• 5 birds 



• 25 birds 



• 100 birds 



• 400 birds 



Skua 



Catharacta skua Bruennich 



Status : Rare visitor or migrant. 



Months 



Year 



1964 



1965 



This species appeared during months when 

 other species were migrating; however, so few 

 were seen that no conclusive evidence of mi- 

 gration can be given. 



Presumably the birds recorded in the area 

 were Southern Hemisphere breeders and not 

 North Atlantic breeders that traveled across 

 the continent. 



No specimen exists for the central Pacific, 

 although POBSP has one specimen from lat. 

 45° N., long. 173° E. 



Two color phases were noted — one a lighter 

 brown than the other. 



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