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R. Clapp 
1964 
Oct. 17 
Bikar - Atoll 
Spent the morning banding Red-tailed Tropic- 
birds on A r umenii and explored the inner part of 
the forest. Both rats (exulans) and hermit 
^h^ CoeUitu s perlitus 7>(sp 7) « '- ■ 
the heavy - darniT litter fioor but the hermit ora 
populations of both Taongi Atoll and Bikar Atoll 
are much more scanty than they. are m h 
'''“lefa'nfSol^ spent the morning banding Sooty 
Tern chicks whi ^“r'S *1 I -^."ye 
Lehner pressed plants lor me e 
of the cameraman. Earlier m the J _ 
chance to do a bit uart for the. camera and I 
J _ short (but I trust well acted) rendition 
o) "landing the Red-tailed Tropicbird" in color 
y6t in thk afternoon after returning to camp for 
a snack at twelve I banded for a short time 
In Jaboerruku (TrOpic-birds), returning the. e to 
cit to prepare specimens. (Two Blue-gray Roddy 
(which I- collected with the aid of “ Crested 
this morning), a Wedgetai^., and , 
Tern collected by Binion this morning. 
Later in the afternoon we relaxed somewha. and 
several of the party (Lehner,. Amerson, 
TTii”b6r') wont skin oivinc^# * . _ 
Huber collected a live tiger- cowry from the 
reef between Arumenii and Jaboerruku. 
In the evening banded Masked Booby , 
Booby and Sooty ®ern chicks. 
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