King, Warren B. 
1964 45 
At 0955 a flock, no feeding Just raoving of 50+ 10 Sooty Terns, at 
least six light phase Wedgetails, three unidentified Shea rwa t er /pet re Is 
find three j three shearwater/petrel X were seen headed north, moving same 
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direction as ship but faster. The birds X were same as 07 05 15 April 
in all likelihood. They were bigger than Wedgetails, compact, brown on 
upperparts, underwing surface dark, breast white, flew in unhurried 
manner, several slow flaps then high but short arcing glide. Bird seems 
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to fit descript ion of Pink-footed Shearwater Pufflnus creatop ug . We'll 
be on the lookout for further examples. 
To good Dark-ruraped Petrels in the afternoon, 1520 and 1758. 
Things may pick up tomorrow. 
April 17 — Two Wedgetails, together, both light phase. 
Eight Sooty Shearwaters, individuals, all headed north to west. 
At 1040 a bird flew 550 off port bow. Larger than Sooty Shearwater, 
flying with constant wingbeats dark Upperparts, dark underparts, lighter 
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about face and lower abdomen. Flew at 25 feet for several hundred yards, 
arced twice and flew close to water thereafter: tail looked rather long. 
Perhaps a flacon (?). At 1559 a Pink- footed Shearwater (?), or at 
least same as 0955 16 April I 96 U, flew 500 off peart bow to northwest. 
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Had dark upper parts, white underparts with dark underwings, larger and 
bulkier than Wedgetail. Flapped slowly and loosely, interspersed with 
short glides. At 1655 a Dark-ruraped Petrel was seen. 
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Hie day was very slow in general, I dropped in]: bottle in head, 
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leaving large black spot on floor shaped like Rofarschark Test blot, only 
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2 fJpt across* Rapidograph No* 1 broke* Notebook paper held in reserve 
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has proved too large. I'll have to start using blood on toilet paper. 
