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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
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WASHINGTON 25, D. G 
McKean Island page 2 
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Blood Samples : 172 samples of 17 species were taken# 
Species 
Number of Samples 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
10 
Christmas Is. Shearwater 
1 
Audubon 1 s Shearwater 
20 
Bulwer * s Petrel 
1 
Masked Booby 
22 
Brown Booby 
12 
Red-footed Booby 
10 
Great Frigatebirds 
10 
9 
Lesser Frigatebirds 
10 
Red-tailed Triple Bird 
1 
Bristle-thighed Curlew 
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Gray-backed Tern 
10 
Sooty Jern 
10 
Common Noddy 
19 
Hawaiian Noddy 
10 
Fairy Tern 
11 
Blue-gray Noddy 
10 
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Birds Collected : 75 specimens of 16 
species were collected. 
Species 
Number of Specimens 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
10 
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Christmas Is. Shearwater 
1 
Audubon's Shearwater 
10 
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Bulwer* s Petrel 
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White-throated Storm Petrel 7 
Brown Booby 
1 
Great Frigate 
4 
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Lesser Frigate 
10 
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Bristle-thighed Curlew 
1 
Crested Tern 
1 
Sooty Tern 
1" 
Common Noddy 
1 
Hawaiian Noddy 
3 
Fairy Tern 
4 
Blue-gray Noddy 
12 
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Sandpiper No. 2 (same as 
Howland) 5 
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Mammals : No evidence of any species of mammal 0 
Reptiles : No skinks # gekkos scarce; 4 collected* Turtles laying eggs but 1 
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