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birds known to be nesting and roosting on the island. It suggests that 
they were feeding in another direction from Palmyra. 
Great Frigatebird: 
(Fregata minor) 
A total of 8 Great Frigates were seen during the first three days. 
On the 8th, two adult females were seen feeding on the surface. On the 
9thj one male,and 1 immature was seen on the 10th, and only seen singularly. 
Lesser Frigatebird: 
( Frigata ariel) 
One adult male Lesser Frigate was observed on the 9th of November at 
a position of 13-U5 N; 160-08 W. 
Ruddy Turnstone: 
(Arenaria interpres) 
One was seen on the 11th as we approached Palmyra Island. 
Pomarine Jaeger: 
( Stercorarjus pomarinus ) 
A dark-phase Pomarine Jaeger was sighted heading west on the 11th of 
November. 
Skua: 
(Caunaracta skua) 
A Skua was observed on the 11th near Falmyra out no direction was 
determined for the bird. 
Sooty Tern: 
(Sterna fuscata) 
Sooty Terns were observed in fairly low numbers (2h% of total birds) 
for the entire leg of the cruise. Almost all Sooties were either in 
searching or feeding flocks (see table) with Shearwater-?etrds. 
One immature bird was seen on the 10th with a mixed searching block. 
No directional trend was noted for the birds. One interesting point 
is the low numbers of Sooty Terns seen on the 11th, north of Palmyra (see 
table). It was established later that there were approximately 10,000 
Sooties nesting on the island. This would suggest that they were feeding 
in some other direction than north. 
Hawaiian Noddy Tern: 
(Anous minutus) 
One bird of this species was seen feeding with a Fairy Tern just 
north of Palmyra Island on the 11th of November. 
Fairy Tern: 
(Gygis alba ) 
Only 2 Fairy Terns were seen during the first 3 days (see table). 
As we neared Palmyra on the 11th, however, we sighted eleven, a large 
percentage of whichwere in a feeding flock. 
MAMMALS : 
Approximately 20 mammals identified as Stenelia sp . were sighted on 
the 8th of November. No description was given. In addition 3 mammals 
described as small brown whales less than 20 feet long were observed 
swimming together in a north-northeast direction on the 11th of November. 
They may have been in the genus Kogia judging b y their manner of swimming. 
