Handell, R. A 
It Is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish adult from immature 
shearwaters. The ijaaatures possess light gray feather edgings on the gray 
feather edgings on the dark feathers of tie back and wings which is 
perhaps the best method. There are also faint dark gray vermiculations 
on the feathers of the under tail coverts and flanks. Wien the gray 
feather edgings wear off the best method of separating adults from 
inaaatures is the lack of fear in the young birds plus their lighter 
weight. The immature® take flt^it much more reluctantly than the adults. 
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of the bands, tags, and banding equipment in our cube. A ssherae was 
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devised and a record book started for use In recording use of all bands 
starting December 1. It should represent an improvement over the small 
pocket notebook in use now. 
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Daring the afternoon we cleaned up the gear in the pumphouse and 
rearranged everything in the three trunks. 
dead Golden Plover were found near the old dock and a band, was 
recovered from one of the birds. 
. In the early evening five Fairy tens were observed on Johnston, 
From 9 P*»* to Is50 a.a. 12 Noddy Terns and 21 Shearwaters 
chicks) were banded. 
After this I talked with the Air Force personnel at the Camera 
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Satellite Tracking Statical for about an hour (Capt. Corafoot, 
- 'They described a sparrw~llk5 bird that had been hanging 
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aroudd; their quarters on Johnston Island From, their description and 
comments I suspect the* it might be a longspure 
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