PINK ALBATROSSES 
rearing the southern s\2iimiers of 1962-63 and 1963-64 nmbers of 
ink Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans will be seen in the 
souther* oceans. 
These birds are being coloured with a pink dye by members of 
the United States Antarctic Research Program at Bird Island, South 
Georgia (54° GO’S,, 38° 02 *W) as part of a study on their oceanic 
distribution. 
An essential part of such investigations is the co-operation 
of seafarers in reporting observations. It would be gratefully 
appreciated if each sighting of a coloured bird is reported on the 
attached form, 
W.L.N. Tickell 
10th September 1962 
Mail to 5 r S laden 
US ARP Bird-banding Program 
Johns Hopkins University 
615 North Wolfe Street 
Baltimore 5, Maryland, U.S.A, 
Report of a pink albatross sighted at sea. 
Latitude Longitude 
Date,,,,.,.,,,,%,,,»%*%,-,*N8ime of ship.*,,. 
on passage from. 
Name of observer 
