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The Pacific Bird Observer is a< 
newsletter distributed to col- 
laborators of the Pacific Ocean! 
Biological Survey Program, of; 
the Smithsonian Institution in; 
order to promote a better; 
understanding of birds and- 
their relation to man in the! 
Pacific . 
WHAT TO DO IF 
YOU FIND A BAND 
What do you do if you find a 
live banded bird? 
Do not remove the band, but read 
the number on the band, -write it 
down, and release the bird care- 
fully. Hopefully, the banded bird 
will be caught again elsewhere. 
Remember, don* t take the band off : 
you might injure the bird. Please 
send in the following information: 
1. Your name and address 
(plainly printed) 
2. All letters and numbers 
on the band. 
3. The date you found the bird. 
4. The place where you found 
the bird. 
5. How you obtained the bird. 
PLACE THIS INFORMATION IN AN 
ENVELOPE AND SEND IT TO THE 
ADDRESS ON THE BAND. 
If you find a band on a dead 
bird, straighten the band out and 
tape it securely to a piece of 
heavy paper. Send the following 
information with the band: 
1. Your name and address 
(plainly printed) 
2. All letters and numbers 
on the band. 
3. The date you found the 
band. 
4. The place where you found 
the band. 
5. Tell how you obtained the 
band (on a bird found 
dead — shot, trapped, 
etc. ) 
PLACE T HIS INF ORMATION AND THE 
BAND IN AN ENVELOPE AND SEND 
IT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE BAND . 
If the band you found was tha- 
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- 
vice you will receive a letter froi 
the Bird Banding Laboratory tell- 
ing where the bird was banded, what 
kind it was, and who banded it. 
The Smithsonian’s Pacific program, 
or whoever banded it, will als 
learn that you found the band 
Please do not send bands o' 
band numbers to the Smithsonian 
Institution. This may cause con* 
fusion with other banding program; 
operating in the Pacific. 
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FORMER EDITOR LEAVES 
Mrs. Tina C. Clapp, former edito 
of the Pacific Bird Observer , ha 
left the Pacific Ocean Biologies 
Survey Program to accept anothe 
position. We thank her for fiv 
fine issues of the Pacific Bir 
Observer , to which she devoted muc 
of her time, and wish her the bes 
of luck in her new endeavors . 
