OCCURRENCE AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE LEACH'S STORM-PETREL COMPLEX 
Lindquist for assistance while examining 
specimens. We thank Louis Bevier, P. A. Buck- 
ley, and Peter Pyle for thoughtful comments 
on the manuscript. 
This paper is dedicated to the memory of 
Luke Cole, a good friend who lived life to its 
fullest and always enjoyed pushing the fron- 
tiers that pelagic birding has to offer. 
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