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believed, that Tern Island had been swfejit on its low eastern end by a heavy gale and 
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the young tern from the colony drowned and washed ashore here. 
On Trig Island I found the following birds: 
Sooty Tern 2000 pairs 
Noddy 150 paird 
Laysan Albatross 1 young' 
Black-footed Albatross 50 young 
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Blue-faced Booby 20 pairs 
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater 50 pairs 
There was considerable turtle sign on the beach. 
From -this point we continued east and north to two small islands near the 
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outer reef. These two were separated by a channel 150 yards wide bjitaare 
probably joined at times by the shifting sands as the water was not deep. 
The first of these, named Skate Island, was 200 yards long by 100 yards wide 
and rose 8 to 10 feet above sea level. Its surface was of coarse coral sand 
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w h scant vegetation of grass, Portulaca, Boerhaavia and Tribulus. Humus 
was slight and plants low and scattered. 
Remains of a number of large turtles lay scattered about here... 
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On this island were the following birds 
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater 50 pairs 
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Blue-faced Booby 40 pairs - - 
Red-footed Booby 1 pair • * 
Black-footed Albatross 50 young’ 
Laysan Albatross 1 young 
Sooty Tern 800 pairs 
Gray-backed Tern 15 pairs 
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Noddy a200 pairs 
Tropicbird 1 pair 
