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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C 
• McKEAN ISLAND 
Party landed here late the 24th in heavy surf. Had waited all day for surf 
to lessen before attempting the landing. Lost onjy minor items overboard 
although all equipment was soaking wet. 
Island literally covered with birds but a bright moon and clear sky 
made it very difficult to catch birds. 
Birds: 23 species were recorded of which 16 were nesting. •Jfcku birds of 
I 5 
12" species were banded. 
Species 
Number Banded 
Percent of Birds 
PeCrc! 
X 
1 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
59 
15 
Audubon's Shearwater 
350 
7 
White- throated Storm Petrel 
1 
1 
Masked Booby - adult 
Sfc?? 383 
35" 
immature 
25 
40 
nestling 
+m* 156 
100 
Brown Booby 
7 
7 
Red-footed Booty adult 
42 
20 
nestling 
«8 17 
100 
Lesser Frigate nestling 
Red-tailed Tropic Bird 
1898 
45 
adult 
5 
nestling 
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25 
Bristle-thighed Curlew 
1 
1 
Common Noddy adult 
105 
2 
nestling 
52 - 
10 
Fairy Tern 
207 
10 
Blue-gray Noddy 
388 
5 
