Extracts from Gercge Willet's Report on the Bureau of Biological Survey Expedition 
•to Ihe Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 1912-1913. Date pertaining to French Frigate 
Shoals* (Extracted from cards by R.B.Clapp, 23 April 1969). 
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Willet’s Remarks 
Pterodroma hypoleuca 
Estimated 1000 prs. on Frigate Shaosl. 
Diomedea nigripes 
About 200 pairs were nesting on French Frigate Shoals, 
Diomedea immutabilis 
Estimated 200 pairs on French Frigate Shoals, 
Puffinus pacificus 
Only ones seen during winter were a nearly grown yo ng on 
Sula dactylatra 
French Frigate Shaols, Dec, 19 . * » 
About UQ paris nesting on Frigate Shoals, Dec, 19, 
Phaethon rubricauda 
Fairly common around Bird Island in December, also around 
Frigate Shoals, 
Arenaria interpres 
Common on all islands made of sand (in reference to all 
islands visited-RBC). 
Pluvialis dominica 
Plentiful on all islands visited except Necker Island, 
(Bird, Frigate Shaols, Lisianski, Pearl and Hermes visited) 
Numenius thhttiensis 
Several seen on Frigate Shoals , Dec, 19, 
Crocethia alba 
3 seen on Frigate Shoals, Dec, 19, 
Anous stolidus 
200 prs. nesting on Frigate Shoal, Dec, 19 s and newly hatched 
young seen. 
Anous minutus 
Noted on all islands visited except French Frigate Shoals. 
Procelsterna cerulea 
Were fairly common on French Frigate Shoals, 
