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December 7 
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S2£t £*£& SSiSE*— (7 h0, ura a^er death) - hill dusky orange, -brighter 
orange at base, and lower edge of lover mandible, nares black with 
dusky streak extending to tip. gape flesh, tarsus and 1/5 base of 
toes bluish-white; rest of toes and web black. 
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—Primaries - 1. - starting to break sheath, 1 2 - 6 - new, I7 - 
l/2 length: lg-10 old. Right wing - same pattern. Tail -1-1, 
2,4 - new; 3, 5, 6 - old, 7 - 2 in. out of sheath, a 1, 2, 3, 7 - new; 
o - 3 A full length; 3 - 5 - old. Secondary I5 - just breaking sheath- 
rest new. Moderate, general body molt. 
December 8-1963 
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Warm ~ moderate winds, fairly calm seas (or few white caps - few 
scattered ehovrrs . 
captain admitted cutting corners.? on the grid last night# 
check fix tonight to see how much . 
0700 -/observations began 
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0753 .** 1 stopped fear plankton sample 
O826 - Red-tailed ! Tropicbird - 1 HE 
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0837 \~ resumed course from plankton sample 
- Pte rodrcma sp. 1 W 
- Red -tailed Tropicbird - 1 HE 
0955 - Ptero droaa sp. l HW 
1100 - Wedgetail 1 H¥ 
12^-0 - Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 
1329 - seabird sp 3 
1337 - Pfcerodrama sp. l e 
