A considerable amount of time ashore was soent burning all cat hidin'? 
places and tearing apart all the old trash heaps to chase out cats* Four ca 
were killed and these almost certainly represented all that remained of the 
former large copulation© 
Howland Island 
71 hours were spent ashore doing survey work. 13 species of birds were 
observed of which 8 were breeding* Wedge-tailed Shearwater and Phoenix Island 
Petrel are new to the island and the Gray-backed Tern is a 
new breeding 
soec res 
All of these changes are believed due tc the eradication of cats during the 
February trip* 
Si blood samples were collected, 1$ birds of 4 species were collected, and 
plAi birds of 7 species were banded with 79- returns* 
eocenes 
No « Banded 
No© Returns 
Red-tailed Tronic bird 
4 
Blue-faced pooby 
own eoooy 
491 
6 
779 
1 
Usd-footed Booby 
77 
8 
bee t Priratebird 
G- 
Lesser Lri ^at ebird 
< n ^ 
AA 
Sooty Tern 
2400 
C r 
