Steaked shearwaters observed on the seas south of Japan, with notes on other species Yujiro Saotome This report is based on the observations in the sea region south of Japan ( Fig. 1-1 ; 2-1) from "Seiyo -maru" (the training and research ship belonging to the Tokyo University of Fisheries) in the midsummer (July to August) of 1967 and the spring (March to April) of 1968. As a result, the followings are summarized: a) Flying Streaked shearwaters were generally observed within the range of about

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... 00 nautical miles from land, and offshore it decreased in number. Exceptionally, it was remarkable that over 40 Streaked shearwaters were observed at about b) The floating Streaked shearwaters were very often observed along the current-rips. c) The observations from the Seiyo-maru's cruises suggest that the Streaked shearwater has a d) Other tropical and subtropical species such as Wedge-tailed shearwater, Pink-footed shearwater, Bulwer's petrel, Brown noddy and Nordmann's tern were also observed in these regions. Chief officer of Seiyo-maru, Tokyo University of Fisheries, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo