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moved over to the egg and nibbled at it in typical fashion. After 
studying the strange egg for several minutes the bird sat down about 
12 from it, but facing it. I then placed the egg in a crud.ely fashioned 
grass nest, and the bird, while interested, would still not sit on it. 
I then picked up the egg, touched the underside of the bird with it at 
the brood patch and set it down about a foot away; the bird then immediately 
tried to sit on the egg, but overshot the mark. I retreived the egg and 
presented it to the bird again by touching its underside with it and it 
then successfully sat on the egg. An hour later, the bird was standing 
over the egg, the egg between its feet. I believed that this bird is unmated 
and perhaps immature. 
Seals seen: No. 230 - stake 12 
Wo. 249 - " 
K-17 
" 210 " 
K-22 
Wo. 263,285 
K -27 
Arrived Midway in time for dinner and spent an inteifeting evening 
with Dr. H. Fisher and Dr. 0. S. Pettengill, Jr. Chatting about problems 
of study. Tuesday a.m. I am to go with him over his study plots, and 
to discuss with him our general plans. Later I organized the paper work 
for Midway and readied everything for work. 
More Bonins back tonight, and some fighting observed. 
jPegember 2 --Up today to buy supplies for the boys at Kure, and to see 
all the important Wavy people here. Purchased photo printing paper and 
a source book on Midway. In the p.m. went to the overrun ponds which are 
