The Bird DItIsIob could use up to 20 complete 
Skeltons and 10 alcoholics ( or up to 20 of medium 
and small birds ) of any species available to the 
Pacific Projecto It Is not Important whether 
they come from one island, many Islands, or at sea;; 
we simply want the species representation. The 
collections already made are excellent and ithis list 
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Is presented as a guide to those species still need¬ 
ed, to make up the 20 skeltons and 10 alcoholics of 
each species. 
Richard Zusl 
Dr. Zusl states that large collections of 
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alcoholics or skeltons from specific areas for tax- 
pnoffiical studies are not needed at the museum. He 
merely wants a representlve number of all species. 
Storage space Is a very large problem here at the 
museum and this is the main reason we cannot accomm¬ 
odate extra large collections. In some Instances 
(Sterna fuscata) we have more than five times the 
needed specimens with no storage space avalble and 
no taxonomist. The Bird Division expresses hope 
that if these large collections,?or taxonomical wor^f 
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are continued the Pacific Project personnel;will do 
the necessary taxonomical work as soon as possible. 
Jan Reese 
