General Summary 
Fewer birds were seen this month than last, due mainly to the fact 
that the ship passed in darkness through the area just north of Oahu where 
large numbers of Noddy and Sooty Terns were seen in May. However, large 
numbers of Sooty Terns were seen over 100 miles north of Oahu on 1 July. 
A new record of 26 flocks was recorded on this date, mainly small groups 
of Sooty Terns. Except for Juan Fernandez Petrels, numbers this month 
were roughly comparable to June 1964. Six hundred and eighty-seven Juan 
Fernandez Petrels were seen in the southern part of the area. Numbers 
comparable to this were not seen until July last year. 
Interesting sightings were 8 Kermadec Petrels, 4 Phoenix Island or 
Tahiti Petrels and a few possible Pterodroma leucoptera . 
Species Account 
Black-footed Albatross 
Two birds of this species were seen this month, compared with only 
one last June. One was in the northeast corner and the other one was seen 
at l6°N. It followed the ship for four hours. The other one did not 
follow the ship. 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
Numbers increased slightly over last month's total and June 1964's 
total, 1054 individuals being seen. Dark phase birds were more numerous 
in the southern part of the area than May and got as far north as 15 . 
Almost all of these dark birds were molting. Several birds were flying 
in a northly direction indicating perhaps movement to more northerly feed¬ 
ing grounds. This would account for the increase this month over May with 
