SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20560 
25 November 196? 
Dear Rog: 
A short note from Jane mentioned that Tina had been (or was?) 
ill. Hope that she’s recovered by now and feeling OK, (I didn’t think 
that people xtfho drank goat’s milk were ever sick!), 
1. Thanks for the copy of progress report to RLP, It contained 
information on several items I T d been Tendering about, I’ll add a flew 
comments on it later, 
2. We seem to have exclusive species accounts. I must have either 
left my duplicate set in Honolulu or misplaced them somewhere. Anyway 
I’ll ask Jane for a duplicate set when I write her later. I still have 
the ’’original untyped final’ 1 copies of all that you listed. Do you 
have the- Black-footed Albatross account? I have a rough Tf original” only. 
The last eight species accounts that I finished in Honolulu were typed 
in Washington but apparently not duplicated. I’ll get these duplicated , 
on Monday and send the originals to you then, (The duplicating f aciliti4| 
are locked up for vacation). These include: Bristle-thighed Curlew, 
Black Noddy; Bulwer Petrel; Laysan Albatross; Brown Booby; Sanderling; 
Golden Plover; Wandering Tattler. Pour species are still in rough draft 
and I’ll get these cleaned up, typed and sent off early in the week. 
These are: Great Frigatebird; Red-footed Booby; Blue-faced Booby; Red¬ 
tailed Tropic-bird. 
3. Do you now have everything needed for the Leeward island 
reports for Aug.-Sept.? 
on Messerschraidia 
1|. I have no definite notes ______ 
to remember one plant on the northeast shore, west~of 
one or more with Scaevola near the inlet (east side of inlet). One 
on SE 
our 
but I seem 
camp and 
or 
another of your ’panorama” shots should prove or disprove this. Both 
of the plants that I have in mind were conspicuous plants. I’m sure 
it was present on North Id. 
8. Its good news that we finally have a skinner. Now if they 
will just let him skin and not put him on ADP or something maybe he 
can catch up. If we don’t have these birds finished by Christmas, I’ll 
ship them back for him. Who would guessed that the project would hire 
an Indian bird skinner??? 
9. Inot quite sure what you mean here. I assume that you are ^ 
referring to the big island reports. Do you mean mentioning the collectd] 
of each specimen, etc.? I could give a better opinion after seeing one 
of the.final drafts, but if it reads better I’m in favor. On the other 
hand, if you have to qualify each name/ or state that it was collected 
by Jones (of POBSP) or something of that sort then I disagree. It 
should be pretty obvious after you look over an account done each way. 
10. I’d forgotten about the Sooty Tern table. Yes, I have a rough 
handwritten draft which I’ll ask Jan to type and then send back to you. 
