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On the next feeding I did not see the food species as the bird flew 
to it b nest. After feeding the young it flew by me to the tree on the 
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edge of the cliff and gave several loud alarm calls (much unlike the 
belled Kingfisher. 
Sitting in the tree it gave a number of low pitched calls which 
might test tie syllaoilized as a "chuck-a^whee 1, the last pharase quite 
fa int . 
The louder call notes given in flight were harsh and distinct. 
fforc' fr 9 — Took a ride around the island from about k:JO - 6. Shorebirds 
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are noticeably sparse this time. Only four to five (Wandering ?) Tattlers 
seen in 10 to 15 miles ? of coastline. Ho Reef Herons seen anywhere 
along island coast this visit. .Also seen along the coastline, one Red- 
footed. Booby, one Brown Booby, one Great Frigate. 
Marc h 11— Another uneventful day at sea. Completed all odds and ends 
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necessary for going ashore at Jarvis. A total of thirty birds seen from 
7:30 to 1C03 and very few by me. (fourteen Wedgetail, three White-tailed 
Tropicbird, tnree Noddy, four sooty, and two Fairy Tern; one immature 
Red-footed Booby) . 
Solar our at sea observations between Samoa and northern islands 
have been notable In five respects. 
1. Relatively few birds have been seen. 
2. Fairy Terns have been relatively abundant 
3- There have been mostly (mixed tern flock#) 
**•« ^ter odroma have been infrequent. 
5* Almost alL tropicbirds have been White-tailed. 
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