ailes NE of Johnston Island# During 12#5 hours of diurnal observations, 
only 39 birds wars observed# This was by far the lowest nunber recorded 
on any day during the cruise outside of the Grid# 
Twenty-seven species were recorded during the cruise# This compares 
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closely with 25 recorded last month when the cruise covered approximately 
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the same area* Total.numbera of birds were also comparable to last month* 
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Because of great variations in bird numbers in various portions of 
the present cruise area, the following area abbreviations are used in 
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the species accounts to show a more correct distribution pattern of the 
forms involved* 
Area A • Oahu to Laysan la. via French Frigate Shoals (2-5 August) 
Area B ■ Laysan Is* to Smithsonian Grid (13-15 August)* 
Area C • Smithsonian Grid to Oahu (22-25 August). 
