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booby and one specimen given to him 
by colonists, 
5. Phaethon rubricaudus rothschildi 
(Mathews) 
Bryan reports in detail on its breeding, 
eggs, and chicks but mentions that it was 
already decreasing at that time. Two 
specimens are now in the Yamashina 
Museum, one a former Tokyo University 
specimen, September, 1902, and the other 
from the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 
August 5, 1902. 
6. Phaethon lepturus dorotheae 
Mathews 
No record is found in literature except 
in the Hand~List of the Japanese Birds 
(1922, 1932, 1942). The source has ap- 
parently been the specimen in the former 
Kuroda or Takatsukasa Collection, now 
destroyed. 
7. Oceanodroma furcata furcata 
(Gmelin) 
Also reported only in the Japanese 
hand-list, 1932 and 1942. 
8. Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus 
('cuneatusj Lesson 
Bryan found this species nesting in 
burrows at soily places, and many were 
seen by him resting under bushes or logs. 
Eggs and chicks are also reported. 
9. Puffinus nativitatis Streets 
Young of all stages are reported by 
Bryan, who found this species under 
bushes or roots, together with P. pacificus 
and tropic birds, but never in burrows. 
There is one specimen, dated November, 
1913, in the Yamashina Museum (former 
Matsudaira Collection) . 
10. Pterodroma (Pbrevipes) hypoleuca 
(Salvin) 
[For specific name cf. Austin, Jr., 
1952: 393d 
Not reported by Bryan, but in the 
Yamashina Museum (former Matsudaira 
Collection) there is one specimen ob- 
tained in October, I9O8. 
11. Bulweria bulweri bulweri (Jardineand 
Selby) 
Only recorded in the Japanese hand- 
list, 1932, 1942. 
12. Diomedea immutabilis Rothschild 
Only one was seen and another was 
secured by Bryan, who reports the former 
abundance and slaughter by colonists. 
13. Diomedea nigripes Audubon 
None of this species was seen or se- 
cured by Bryan, but he reports that he 
was told that it was as abundant as the 
above species. 
14. Tringa incana incaoa (Gmelin) 
Few of this subspecies probably visit 
Marcus Island regularly. Bryan observed 
several birds in August and secured a 
specimen from the colonists. I saw five 
birds during my stay, obtaining one bird 
on May 1. 
15. Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan) 
Only recorded in the Japanese hand- 
list, 1922, 1932, 1942. 
16. Pluvialis dominicus fuivus (Gmelin) 
This species is a familiar plover on 
Marcus and is said to be seen in almost 
any season. About 20 were on the island, 
and I obtained two samples on April 30 
and May 5. They were seen all the time 
on the hot surface of the runway or on 
the roads through the jungle, only ap- 
pearing on the beach to bathe and drink 
water. Bryan observed a flock of 11 birds 
on August 4. 
17. Thalasseus bergi cristatus (Stephens) 
Only recorded in the Japanese hand- 
list, 1922, 1932, 1942. 
18. Sterna hirundo longipennis 
Nordmann 
Only recorded in the Japanese hand- 
list, 1932, 1942. 
19. Sterna lunata Peale 
There are seven specimens (dated Oc- 
tober, 1910) in the Yamashina Museum 
(former Matsudaira Collection) and one 
in the Game Management Bureau, To- 
kyo, with the same date. 
