Wirtz, W. March 
1 963 AW 
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blood samples, setting out toward the southern end of the island, 
Morris and I walked around the beach in opposite directions, meeting 
on the side, to count seels end look for tagged animals. The only 
tagged seal we saw all evening was one we scared off the beach where 
we landed, and I was unable to read the number. 
I was impressed by the increased number of birds I saw around 
the beach and adjacent vegetation, as compared to our last stop here. 
There aj&masked boobies nesting all along the perimeter of 
and solitary and perhaps none breeding birds roosting along the beaches* 
There were many more albatross on the wide beaches at the southern end 
than there were the last time we were here. In one large group at the 
southwest section of the island I collected by hand an oddly colored 
Leys an, perhaps a hybrid specimen. It had a Laysan bill end the 
black before and over the eye, but the whole head and neck t extend ng 
down to and blending with the mantle on the back, and down the breast 
on the front, was gray. The mantle and wings were normal Laysan color, 
though somewhat mottled under neath. The feet and legs were grayish-* 
black# 
I saw perhaps a doxen curlews while walking the beach, and was 
able to catch 2 Laysan, but ©s I had no hand w th me I had to release 
them. There was a flock of several hundred turnston.es on the rocks 
along the easy shore, and as there was no moon yet they were completely 
confused by my light and flew in every direction as I walked through 
them, many flying into me and following at my feet. I noted a few 
brown boobies in the bushes along this rocky ar^a, but did not 
determine whether or not they were nesting. There ware a great many 
