Gould, P . J . 
19& 
Frigatebird 
1 
January 3 — Pacific Ocean, 1st day out Oahu, Hawaiian I. 
3 birds observed. 1 at 1223 and 2 at 1054. 
J anuary 5”“i > aciPic Ocean, ^rd. day out Oahu, Hawaiian, I. 
7 birds seen today. 
A1 1 birds were singles, but at 1115 two birds came together and were chasing 
each other about in the air. Apparently one bird finally dropped (regurgitated) 
some food and the most agressive bird caught this belore it hit the water, i 
wonder how after these birds pirate their own species for food. 
One individual was over a loose flock of non-feeding birds containing 
shearwaters and terns. 
January 6 — Pacific Ocean, 4th day out Oahu, Hawaiian I. 
3 individuals were seen, 2 were together. The third bird was associated with 
a feeding flock of sherawaters and terns. 
January 7--Pacific Ocean, 5th day out Oahu, Hawaiian I. 
2 individuals seen, both were high in the air and about 2 miles distant. 
January 10— Pacific Ocean, 8th day out Oahu, Grid Area 
1 add collected today with enlarges testes and sperm in the vas deferens. 
Red gular patch not expanded when seen, but greatly enlarges and deflated. 
January 11- -Pacific Ocean, 9th day out Oahu, Grid Area 
1 ad ? over small feeding flock. 
January 13- -Pacific Ocean, 11th day out Oahu, Grid Area 
1 ad. cf seen today. 
January l6 — Pacific Ocean, l4th day out Oahu, ca. 1 days NE Johnston I. 
1 ad 9 seen today. 
January 17 --Pacific Ocean, 15th day out Oahu, ca. 2 days NE Johnston 
1 ad 9 seen today. 
January l8 — Pacific Ocean, l6th day out Oahu, ca. 100 miles SW Oahu 
2 birds seen today one in with flock of Sooty Terns. This bird was not feeding 
