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torch 12th and June 18th 1964* 
The birds appear to have a varied diet which almost always includes cephalopods 
or fish, but not as frequent crustaceans and other animals such as isopods. 
Parasitic animals were not usually found, but in one instance 14 parasitic 
copepods and 13 nematodes were found in a stomach examined. 
In one KZIi TAILED TROPIC BIRD a mass of cotton, 2 1/2 inches long and 
approximately 3 inches around was found. The cotton was coated with debris, but 
on examination, no crustaceans or other organisms were found. 
ALBATROSS: 
Twelve stomachs were examined and the common findings in these birds were 
eggs which were assumed to be Argonaut eggs and parasitic nematodes. The eggs 
were attached to a fiber like material that had a texture like cotton. The eggs 
were clumped together like grapes or berries. They varied in size from a few 
to a massive bunch large enough to fill a pint container. Nematods were found 
in all the stomachs; one stomach having as many as one hundred and eighty-two. 
One stomach contained the bones, beak, and some of the internal organs of 
another bird. The head of the bird had a 3 inch beak and was in fair condition, 
while the internal organs were partly digested. The head of the bird was black 
with a white fore-head. 
Other notable findings were li&Lobates (238) in one stomach; tapeworms and 
cirripedes. 
These stomachs were collected between torch and April . The sizes range 
from 5 inches to 10 inches in length. 
VjEDGETAILED SHEARWATER: 
Cephalopod beaks, fish and fish remains, and nematodes were the most common 
findings in the six stomachs examined. The most unusual find was an egg. The 
