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Pomarlne Jaeger A=0 B=0 0-1 
A single individual was seen on 22 August between Oahu and the 
Southern Grid. One other unidentified jaeger was recorded on the 
same day. 
Sootv Tern A=563 B=2543 0=215 
The majority of birds in areas A and C were recorded just south 
of Oahu on 5 July and 25 August. Roughly 80$ of the birds in area 
B were recorded on 7 and 10 August upon approach to and departure 
from Jarvis Island where a large colony (ca» 500 , 000 ) is presently 
in the late stages of a breeding cycle. Density was unusually low 
through the Phoenix Islands during the present cruise. Throughout 
the total at-sea Sooty Terns were the dominent species and accounted 
for about 54$ of all birds seen. Exactly the same percentage of 
total birds was referrable to Sooty Terns during the Aprll-May 
1966 SIC cruise, but total number of all birds were nearly three 
times greater. Five Sooty Terns were collected during the present 
cruise. 
Grav-backed Tern A=0 B=9 0=0 
All 9 birds were recorded, near McKean Island on 25 July. 
The large colony was engaged in a breeding cycle on that island during 
July. Numbers are generally much higher with more widespread 
distribution throughout the Phoenix Islands. 
