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Three hundred birds were officially recorded, but since the flock was at a 
distance at the edge of a rainstorm and w^s growing continually, the numbers 
are undoubtable low. My personal estimation was no less than 1,000 
birds. It seems reasonable to assume that the majority of these birds 
were remnants from the Howland colony which was dispersing after breeding. 
North of this area, less than U00 Sooty Terns were seen. One orange-streamered 
adult was seen W # of Sand/Johnston. Between American Samoa and the Phoenix 
Islands Sooties were virtually absent. One sub-adult (mottled plumage) 
was collected in the 5°N area. 
Gray-backed Tern A®!*. 13=0 OlU5 DO 
( Sterna lunata ) 
All observations were near islands. 
Common Noddy A=129 B=0 C®563 DO 
( Anous stolidus ) 
Large feeding flocks were observed North of Samoa. In September 
birds were still present around Sand/Johnston* By October the breeding 
cycle was completed and no birds were seen in the Northern Region. 
Hawaiian Noddy A=U0 BO C=85 DO 
( Anous minutus ) 
Most observations were made near islands. 
Blue-gray Noddy AO B=S>0 0=89 DO 
( Procelstema caerulea ) 
All observations are from the vicinity of the Phoenix Islands. 
Fiary Tern A=1 B=U2 C=2l6 D=5 
( Gygis alba ) 
Two big concentrations, U0 birds in the 5°N area and ca. 175 
birds north of American Samoa, account for 90^ of the observations. 
Long-tailed Jaeger 
Jaeger sp? 
AO BO 
A=1 BO 
Number Collected 
C=1 D=1| 
C=6 D=U 
=1 
Most sightings were of immature birds. An immature long-tailed 
Jaeger was collected. 
