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19C4 — notes try specie* — ?ure 
( Eeri-tail ed Tropic ir' ) 
water by Private; another pursued by 6 Frigates . 
Alfrir posture* head depressed on necV; win<?s bac v ^lon£ body, shoulders flared 
forward end out. Black scapular feathers showing. 
H=-rch 9 — M ost of island hr 9 been searched for nesting birds. otel of r nests 
found: seen to indicate early breeders: no bird*-- with e*e-s found. 
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Flight, patterns over island seem to indic c te location of roosting birds (beneath 
them) . 
In display tail is switched from one side to nth* r every few seconds*, direction 
not correlate with fl rht direction. 
Two of bird 3 bonded h^ve thrown ut,--ono squid nd one flying f^sh. 
>' e rch lc — Very windy today and s? w only 2-4 birdB in the fir. Hi eh winds definitely 
affect this species, but not others. 
p y one individual (*5): black on nerea r p n to tin of beak and black extended 
behind eye about 1 inch. 
Me ich 11— Found four more esvrs today. Cone of birds in t ir mark beat location. 
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Uf_*rh 14 — Palped two in 0 birds to^av. it is possible that °g have a lirhter 
colored beaV— least during breeds 
Mf rch 19 — Si splay e-ll is a short, repeated croak — ach-ach. Mar-' is same sound 
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but longer dravm out screeir and 8 rewhat higher pitched. 
These birds occasionally vomit fish yh*n h?ndled—priir rilv flying fish * nd squid. 
March 21-r-Nest in*? birds sit in rain with heed held more or less vertical 
allowing r*in to run of . 
April 11 --Cl pace of 9 after dropping e#p? is enlarg'd, swollen and of a purple 
color, <ecal material runs free due to strained sphincter. 
April 14— —now have 2 chickc. Nest *7. end 107. Approx. 2 days old. Incubation 
estimated to be ar und 70 days. 
