SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C 
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Blood Samples: 
120 samples from 14 species were taken 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
10 
Christmas Is, Shearwater 
10 
Audubon 1 s Shearwater 
10 
Phoenix Island Petrel 
2 
Masked Booby 
10 
Red-footed Booby 
4 
Great Frigate 
10 
Lesser Frigate 
10 
Bristle- thighed Curlew 
2 
Sooty Tern 
10 
Gray-backed Tern 
6 
Common Noddy 
10 
Blue- gray Noddy 
6 
Rabbit 
20 
120 
Mammals: Rabbits are the only mammal present. Probably over 1000. 
Reptiles: None seen. Evidence of turtles using the island for nesting. 
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