No comment is entered for either Gray-backed ferns or Blue-gray 
Noddies. Does this mean that no birds were nesting, or merely 
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that no attempt was made to look for nests? 
On page 7 under Necker Christmas island Shearwater - where was 
the bird seen; in what habitat? This is just to add a little 
detail in the otherwise brief account. 
Under your comments on Great Frigatebird, in the letter you sent 
me, you listed 700 nests counted for the March trip. In the re¬ 
port the figure listed is 850. Is this last figure an estimate 
to allow for nests not counted? In the material you sent me you 
had Sooty Terns listed as about 25 percent on eggs. In the re¬ 
port, however, the figure 25# has been corrected to 75#. Which 
of these is the figure that you consider correct? 
Under Hawa ian Tern you stated that apjiroximately 80 percent on 
eggs. Does this mean that the rest were not nesting or that they 
were on young? I noticed that on two previous torch trips (67 
and 68) you did see at least one young. 
Necker 
I note from the report that you and John Sincock did a vegetation 
map of the island. It might be a good idea to include this in the 
report since I am pretty sure that Lamoureaux will not have any¬ 
thing as up to the minute as this would be. 
Laysan 
Do yor leave any additional information on the sightings of the 
Pintail, Shoveler, and Green-winged Teal? Were they males, 
females, or what, and where were they seen, and so on? Was the 
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca carolinensls ? In other words, did 
you see an adult male? As you may remember the only previous 
sighting that was clearly carolinensls. is, I believe, the one 
you mentioned seeing on Midway some time ago. This and possibly this 
Laysan observation, both unpublished, would thus be the only sub¬ 
stantiation for the occurrence of this subspecies in the Northern 
Hawaiian Islands. 
Do you have any information on the breeding status of Blue-faced 
Boobies, Red-footed Boobies, and Great Prigatebirds? I get the 
impression that you made quite an effort on counts on this trip 
and it would be nice to know if there is anything else I can add 
for these species. 
On the Hawaiian Noddy Terns. On your percent with nest content 
is that a sample of 700 nests or a different sample number that 
you took? If so, how many were in the sample? 
