27 
Interisland species not recorded in Line Island section: 
Audubon Shearwater 
Gray-backed Tern 
Brown-winged Tern 
Crested Tern 
White-throated Storm Petrel 
Inasmuch as there is very little at-sea information for the waters 
around the Line Islands, the data has been broken down to sections between 
the various islands: Kingman to Palmyra, Washington to Fanning, Fanning 
to Christmas, Christmas to Jarvis, and Jarvis to Malden which is included 
in the pelagic discussion. 
Palmyra to Washington and other missing sections were traversed 
nocturnally. 
Kingman Reef to Palmyra Island 
15 March - 
Area covered 
20 miles north of Kingman Reef to 5 miles northwest 
t 
Palmyra Island 
# Miles of OBS. > ; 52 
Time Period 
Soecies 
: 0652-1335 
V. 
1 
# 
Sooty Tern 
Rea-footed Booby 
White Tern 
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
Blue-faced Booby 
Brown Booby 
White-capped Noddy 
Bulwer petrel 
Storm Petrel 
Frigatebird 
Phoenix/Tahiti Petrel 
Miscellaneous 
75-3 
20.3 
1.7 
0.7 
0.6 
o.5 
0.4 
0.2 
0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
0.2 
100 
857 
231 
19 - 
8 
6 
5 
4 
2 
1 
1 
1 
_2_ 
1137 
This very active region may have some statistical records for the 
Central Pacific area. The overall linear density of 21.9 birds/mile was 
fairly constant throughout the 52 miles covered. Perhaps even more inter¬ 
esting is the figure of 4.5 sightings per mile (34/hour) reflecting -one 
widely scattered distribution and lack of large flocks (average sighting 
five birds). This is an unusual occurrence for Sooty Terns, the principal 
species, at these distances from a breeding island. 
While Kingman Reef itself does not have sufficient dry land lor breea 1 
ing, the extensive reef waters are apparently a rich source of food which 
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