Gray-backad Tern A=26 B=5 C=l63 
Almost all individuals of this species were recorded near Canton 
t 
Island, where it breeds in large numbers. Five birds were seen on 27 March 
over 180 miles from Canton. 
Noddy Tern A=6 B=1 C=715 
Ninety-one percent of the Noddy Terns were seen on 20 March between 
Tutuila and the Manua Islands. Most of the remaining birds were found near 
Canton Island. 
On the evening of 29 March an adult bird flew aboard the ship and 
was collected. It was almost J00 miles from the nearest breeding 
colony-Baker Island. 
Hawaiian Noddy Torn A=2 B=0 C=Q 
Two individuals of this species were seen-one near Canton Island and 
the other one over 400 miles from the nearesTland. 
$airy Tern A=20 B=13 C=74 
This species was seen over the entire area, but concentrations were 
noted north of Samoa, between Tutuila and the Manua Islands, and in the 
vicinity of Canton Island, 
