- 12 - 
SECTION III - LEEWARD ISLANDS 
This section covers the pelagic area between Laysan Island and Oafa 
Island. No nocturnal observations were conducted and the collection 
of specimens was not attempted. A total of two days of pelagic observa¬ 
tions was conducted covering a total of 282 miles and 22.4 hours. (See 
i 
TABLE VIII.) During this period a total of 1,791 birds (6.35 per linear 
mile) was recorded. 
TABLE VIII 
DAILY AREA COVERAGE 
Date 
No. Miles 
No. Hours No. Birds No. Species 
24 142 
25 _ 140 
Total 282 
11.2 100 11 + 
11.2 _ 1691 _ 14+ 
2274 1791 17 + 
A total of 17 species plus one recognizable subspecies was 
t 
recorded (See TABLE IX). The Wedge-tailed Shearwater counts are muc 
too low since in one area these birds were far too numerous to count. 
Just off shore of Lisianski Island Bonin Island Petrels were very 
abundant around sunrise. All appeared to be moving slowly to the 
southwest and by one-half hour after sunrise relatively few birds were 
left in the area. 
