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appeared to be a morula with spines on the shell.). Only a total 
of about four species of shells were seen. 
Tropicblrds were present at nest sites (three or four) under the 
corrugated metal-roof remnants of Millersville. Since cats were also 
found in numbers at this area it appears that adult tropicbirds are 
"cat proof" unlike frigates and sooty terns. 
Marc h 16 — Went out in early morning banding tropicbirds and killing 
cats with B. Charley. Banded eighteen tropicbirds representing as many 
nests. All were pre-laying. Killed some fourteen cats. Two litters 
found in the many dens we dug out. (One litter of one, one of three). 
Banded Masked Booby and Brown Booby with Hieki and Redgie that 
evening . Get 1?1 MB, 15 MB. Banding difficult birds getting jumpy 
and while moon ( 1 A full) was up,* about three out of four birds along 
the beach flew . Tropicbirds seen displaying. 
March 19 — Left island at about noon. A total of 6810 birds banded of 
’which I did 207^- (sixteen Brovin Boobies, eighteen tropicbirds, and 20^0 
Masked Boobies . ) . 
Got on ship, ate dinner, and collapsed into my rack where I slept 
the sleep of the exhausted until supper. 
lacked some supplies for .Christmas; but left job uncompleted as 
we do not yet know our conditions of going ashore. 
March 26 — Fanning Island, Line Group, Pacific Ocean 
Somewhat overwhelmed by the effusive welcoming of the Copra 
plantation manager on F nning we stopped for a beer. This gentelman, 
one Palmer has been on thfcs island since 3s95 6 . 
