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1 within 30 feet of it i realized that instead of being wounded it was a 
Sula leucogaster struggling with a squid that was a bit too big for it 
to handle. There could be no doubt as to diagnosis as I ara familiar with 
the im. plumage of S. cyanops. There is simply no bird it could be confused 
with. Another island record. 
It interests me to note the uniformity in size of all the young albatrosses of 
both sps. on the island and the seeming scarcity of young in comparison 
with adults. It can mean only one thing: that is a uniform laying season and 
then in addition an inability to "repea.t" in case anything happens to that 
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hose two things seem axiomatic - else we would see young 
of varying sizes, but such is strikingly not the case. The young of D. 
nigripes & D. imnutabilis are superficially alike, but nigripes may be told 
by its heavier bill. 
At this stage, too, immutabilis yng show the white of the juv. plumage 
.just starting if one parts the brown silky natal down, where as nigripes 
is of course brown clear to the skin even on breast & belly. 
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In shifting our cameras we had to disturb 5 Gray-backed Terns. To my 
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surprise I found the idiots had not grown accustomed to the cameras even 
in the 2 hrs we were away at noon. Altho I fear they will be hard-baked I 
took the eggs to try and save them. 
Tonight the Man-o*-war Birds were out in front of camp robbing and 
mauling Wedge-tailed.Shearwaters and Boobies as they came in with their 
honest spoils. Boobies are so scarce on the island that shearwaters must 
furnish the bulk of fregata r s toll. 
Thursday 
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12-23 Clear h.E. Breeze - Temp. 7-00 
M. Temp. 74° 6:00 - 70° 
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same tern colony to finish up with some High Speed stuff 
