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Johnston* D. W, 
1964 
Wake Island 
circle, picked ups nine other plovers until the flock numbered ah out 30. e 
were looking directly westward* T e birds continued to wheel and circle 
higher and higher above the lagoon. I watched them for about 5 minutes 
until they were out of siarht* They were probably a mile hlyh and 
P-2 ©lies away from me. I have no doubt that they were beginning* their 
migratory flight. de then proceeded to look for Bolden klovers alon^: 
the runway. On the h side we noted about 6, In various plumages end fairly 
evenly spaced out. Over the entire sand flat there we e 25 Golden -lovers . 
1 P-Unl in » 5 tattlers . and 4 tnrnstones . Thus, gradually it appears that 
the plovers are th'nnia*' out on the island. 
$1843. Haw ip I i q, dorr in ice. . 9 follicles 1 mm. 164.6 y. in#* 1^*4 ntm. 
About breeding plumage. hea y molt, ^uter rectrices not bilateral. 
Extremely fat. 
- 1844 . 1 ; Invl a. 1 is do^lniea . c* testis 4 mm. Essentially breeding plumage* 
ftill some white on throat. 155.7 g. Wing 170 mm. Moderate molt. 
