Amerson, B. 
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The hind flippers during egg laying were held over the hole without 
touching the sand. Each time an egg was laid the hind flippers 
would raise up about 2 inches. A low grunt ( and a vheez ) could he 
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heard also. The eggs were generally laid two at a time. A viscus 
fluid also (was emitted. The eggs first were quite wet but appeared 
1 to dry quite quickly. The eggs were about two inches in diameter 
and off white in color. She laid a total of 102 eggs and it took 
twenty-one minxes to do this. She then covered the hole with 
sand. I didn't stay until she left. At 11:^5 p.m. Fred and I 
started to band Wedge-tailed Shearwaters . 
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Half way through a light shower fell and we feared we might get wet 
before finish inf-;. We didn't though. We went to bed at 12:50 a.m. 
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June 15, 19‘o5 - French Frigate Shoals 
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Tills morning we began to break camp to go back to the ship. 
By 8 a.m. the tents had been taken down and all the gear was 
packed. I then began to collect fresh Berlese samples to take back 
to the ship. Fred banded some more Boobies and Frigates but didn't 
find many which had not already been banded. The radio was again 
not making contact with the ship 6 miles away. At 9‘^5 the 
whaleboat appeared in the distance and by 10 we began loading equipment . 
Most of the officers brought the boat in and since they hadn't been 
on Whale-Skate had to walk around before leaving. We left about 
10: k r y and headed toward Trig Island. The whaleboat anchored about 
100 feet offshore and we waded ashore. I first stepped off the 
length and width of the island (recovered the l^-th ) while Fred 
