Fiji Islands 
1) White-capped Noddy 49$ 
2) Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1 6 $ 
3) Red-footed Booby 15$ 
4) White Tern 5$ 
Sooty Terns, Noddies, White Terns, Red-footed Boobies, and Wedge¬ 
tailed Shearwaters are the conspicuous elements for the overall inter¬ 
island regions accounting for over 91 $ of all observations. 
D. Discussion of Pelagic Sections 
Bird abundances in the pelagic sections north of the equator and the 
sections south of the equator are tabulated in Table 8. Significant dif¬ 
ferences are underscored. 
Table 8. 
Linear Density Percent of all Birds 
Grout) 
North 
South 
Total 
North 
South 
Albatross 
w...- 00 3 .. , 
0.0 
.002 
- 0.1 
0 
Shearwater 
.384 
.666 
.514 
11.6 
17.1 
Fterodroma 
.08 5 
H, 
.. 018 
\o54 
2.6 
0.5 
Bulwer Petrel 
.022 • 
.017 
.020 
.7 
-4* 
• 
O. 
Storm Petrel 
.015 
.036 
.025 
.5 
0.9 
Tropicbira 
.021 
.021 
.021 
.6 
0.5 
Booby 
. -0^3 _ 
.072 
.056 
1.3 
1-9 
Frigatebird 
.004 
.015 
.009 
.1 
0.4 
Sooty Tern 
•598 
1.194 
OJ 
D 
CO 
• 
18.0 
30.7 
Noddy 
.004 
■ 262 
.123 
0.1 
6.8 
■White Tern 
.004 
.078 
.038 
0.1 
2.0 
Mi sc. 
.035 
.020 
.027 
1.1 
0-5 
Total 
1.250 
► 
2.42 
1.789 
37.7 
62.3 
Miles 
2923* 
2496* 
*Note: Miles 
of obs. close 
to equal; 
ie., $ shows 
comparative density 
also. 
