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Leeche f s Petrel : (10) 
Ten birds were seen all south of 15°N. 
White-tailed Tropicbird : (5) 
Five of this species were seen, all north of 10°N. 
Fed-tailed Tropicbird : (4) 
Four birds of this species were observed, all south of 10°N. 
Blue-faced Booby : (2) 
Two immature birds were seen just north of 5°N while still more than 
300 miles NE of Hawland Island. 
Fed-footed Booby: (25 
The only two seen were the first day off Oahu. 
Brown B ooby ; (1$ 
One bird was seen north of 5°N. and was observed to have a band on 
the right leg. 
Frigatebird sp .: (13) 
One Great Frig atebird was seen the first day off Oahu and twelve 
other: unidendified Frigatebirds were seen about 150 miles NE of Hawland. 
Sooty Tern : (103) 
Of the birds identified as this species three-quarters were seen south 
of 7°N. 
Fairy Tern: (1) 
Only one bird this species was seen on 4 May. 
Common Noddy : (32) 
All of these birds were seen the first day out. 
Wandering Tattler r (1) 
One bird was seen on 6 May the day before we sighted Hawland Island. 
Jeager sp .: (1) 
One bird that was probab ly of this group was seenon 6 May. It was 
dark with a short neck and long tail. It appeared to have a hooked bill 
and was lighter about the neck and rump. 
Observation time each day averaged about five hours. This time was 
usually split up between the early morning hours and the late afternoon. 
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