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Anous s. 
30 pairs 
Megalopterus hawaiiensis 20 pairs 
larus 
Arenaria 
Pluvialis 
1 mummy on 'beach 
ITumenius tahitiensis 
Heteractitis 
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Phaeton rubricaudus 15 pairs 
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April 28 -rabbit hunt on Southeast Island —'"The number 
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killed today and on the 26 th made a total £8 of 90 rabbits. I 
estimate that perhaps 30 remain. The animals were wilder than on 
Laysan and usually ran as soon as they saw us. " 
collected tv/o seals "About 125 seal have been seen on the three 
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islands explored here and undou’otably more inhabit the islands 
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in the northern part of the reef. In all I have actually seen 200' 
seals here and at Ocean Island in the past ten days. Stomachs of 
two taken containded remains of parrot fish." 
left at 11:30 for ship - underway at 12 for Laysan. 
April 29 — Of^Laysan at two. —-"Heno reported rabbits as very scaraS 
"After we left (i.e. earlier in April) with the rabbits gone a 
sprinkling of green vegetation appeared over the sand but was 
(severe sand storm) 
completely wiped out by the storm. Destruction to eggs in the tern 
colonies was almost complete." 
" In the evening we walked out and released 8 Laysan Bails 
brought from Midway. " 
April 30 — packed specimens — Dicky, Thompson, Caum and Pul laway 
±eturned to Honolulu w on Tanager 
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Wetmore, Ball, Thaanum, Grant, Beno and Schlemmer and camp cook 
George Haig remained. 
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