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— - G killed in July, we found one ecies of shearwater nesting 
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another 
— iOi iiooo ^_o0 s and several species oi “corns nesting* successfulay on the 
mam part 01 the island (these same terns had previously nested only on the 
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ir.ds in the central lagoon). From this it seems only logical that 
cats are one of the major limiting factors on Gardner, Mull, Sydney, Canton, 
Star back, 2-ialden, Jarvis and Christmas Islands and that elimination of these 
cats world greatly increase both the number of species and individuals usinv the 
islands as breeding sites 
Hall Island 
A landing was 
made on the north side of the island and kZ hours were 
spent, mere by the Smithsonian party. Mr. Long (Botonist) walked about half 
c'l 
island. The rest of the party concentrated its efforts on the tern colony 
on tne north side, 
lieven bird species were observed of which four were breeding. 10,500 
Sooty Terns wore banded, 18 were collected and 67 blood samples wor 
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fops^ cats and rats were all present on the island. Ail the Gilbert© s< 
natives were evacuated in December so that there are no longer any human 
inhabitants on the island. 
Phoenix Island 
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-Ui easy landing was made on the west side of the island and a total of 
87 hours were spent ashore. A complete nest count was made of the island and 
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nap was rout he d out 
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