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Wedge-tailed Shearwater : 49 percent of all birds observed were within 
65 miles of Oahu, The rest were divided rather evenly throughout the 
remaining area. 
Ninety-four percent of the 174 individuals identified to color- 
phase were light-phase birds, while only ca. 03 $ were intermediate- 
phase and ca, 03$ were dark-phase. It is noteworthy, however, that 
five of the six dark-phase birds were observed in the same area 
(ca. 15°44’N- l66°54’W) which was the southernmost area involved in 
this section. The higher density of dark-phase birds encountered 
further south (see next section) indicates that these birds may belong 
to the southern island population. If this is true then this is far 
north of their previously observed distribution at this time of the 
year. 
Sooty/Slender-billed Shearwaters : Of the 59 birds for which the 
underwing could be seen, 33 had white while 26 had dark. 
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Of the 65 birds recorded, 40$ were headed south, 40$ were headed/- 
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southeast, and 20 $ were headed southwest. This is a similar situation 
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to that found in the early (September) migrants for previous years and 
may indicate that the migration is late this year. 
Christmas Island Shearwater : Although expected, this is the first 
record for this species in this area during October. 
Pterodroma externa : This is an exceptionally high density for this area 
but former data were, at best, relatively unreliable and information 
from other areas indicates that the present surveys’ figures are prob¬ 
ably accurate. 
