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upset because we only got one shotgun out and didn’t have sawdust and 
cotton. He is so dense it is very difficult to convince of anything 
that he has made up his mind over. Well, finally lunch (really another 
dinner) came which made my stomach happy. In the afternoon a Russian 
traveler heavily ladened with radio, sonar, and radar equipment went by. 
Just before it went by Fred collected a medium sized Petrel, grey back, 
white forehead, and black-bordered white underwing. We had been seeing 
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several of these / 'had no idea what they were. It turned out that they 
are a/ New Zealand race of the Bonin Island Petrel. Some of the others 
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saw a couple of Hare ourt's Storm Petrels, but I missed them. Later in 
/the afternoon a Jaeger flew over which Fred collected. This is apparently 
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a first record for a Parasitic in the North Central Pacific. Around 
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five fifteen ve closed down watch and ate dinner. I got another dose 
of sun today which makes my face, ears, neck, and arms bright red and 
sore. After dinna r we bulled until dark. Bob Long came up briefly but 
didn’t stay long. After looking at stars, I watched Perry Mason then hit 
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June j+- - Reveille woke me up at 7* It was drizzling outside but the 
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rolling of the ship wasn't too bad. I ate breakfast with our gang then 
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