Dark- and intermediate-phase Red-footed Boobies account for 80 - 90 - 
percent of the records, but a surprisingly high number of white-phase 
birds are regularly seen. Many of the large flocks of noddies and boobies 
contain one or two small Pterodroma , Sooty Shearwaters, or Audubon Shear¬ 
waters. Wedge-tails are usually found, under careful scrutiny, as well. 
(See the species account for Tahiti Petrel.) 
Viti Levu 
8 February 
An idealized offshore list on the southeast side of Viti Levu at 
about 8-10 miles from shore is as follows: 
Suedes 
White-capped Noddy 
Red-footed Booby 
Common Noddy 
Crested Tern 
Brown-winged Tern 
Sooty Tern 
White Tern 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
Tahiti Petrel 
Black-napea Tejrn 
3rown Booby 
^5 
25 
10 
5 
k 
3 
3 
3 
1 
Less than 1 
Less than 1 
100 
Noddies in this area tended to flock regularly whereas White, Sooty, 
Brown-winged, and Crested Terns were encountered in smaller, often iso¬ 
lated groups. White-phase Red-footed Boobies were very common, perhaps 
one-third to one-half of the total. Shearwater/Petrels occasionally 
glimpsed at a distance were thought to have been Tahiti Petrels. 31ack- 
naped Terns and Reef Herons (light and dark) were observed around the Suva 
Harbor entrance. A Fruit Bat ("Flying Fox") was observed about one mile 
from shore. 
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C. Discussion of Interisland Sections 
While the offshore discussions are based almost entirely on my own 
personal intuitions and general impressions, the data for interisland sec¬ 
tions are chiefly taken from the daily log sheets of regular underway ship 
observations. Full or partial days of observations are the smallest units 
used in the breakdown, so that a given interisland day may include portions 
mv 
of observations more suitable for "offshore or "pelagic sections, 
overlap is not serious and detracts little from the interisland concept. 
The three major interisland sections are presented in a general compara¬ 
tive way in the following table: 
