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young is not a possible explanation because the 
young seldom, if ever, leave their burrows dur¬ 
ing the first month or two. Nor does it seem 
likely that the parents are involved, since the 
feet of the young shearwaters are kept under 
the body and hidden by down. 
Review of much of the literature on shear¬ 
waters has revealed no mention of holes in their 
webs although I know others have observed the 
condition here. It is possible that this is a local 
condition in these Hawaiian populations, where 
the species or large numbers of the parasitic fly 
might explain the frequency of holes in webs. 
The result is probably of no disadvantage to the 
adult birds in their swimming except in those 
few cases in which perforation progresses to an 
extent such as shown in the photograph.— 
Frank Richardson, Department of Zoology and 
Entomology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 
Hawaii. 
Seventh Pacific Science Congress 
FEBRUARY 2 TO 23, 194? 
To be held at AUCKLAND and CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND. Under the auspices of 
the Royal Society of New Zealand, and with the assistance of the Government of New Zealand. 
ORGANIZATION 
The Pacific Science Association has ac¬ 
cepted the invitation of the Royal Society of 
New Zealand to hold the Seventh Pacific Science 
Congress in New Zealand in 1949. The forth¬ 
coming Congress has the same scope and pur¬ 
pose as those previously held, i.e., Honolulu 
(1920), Sydney and Melbourne (1923), Tokyo 
and Kyoto (1926), Batavia and Bandoeng 
(1929), Vancouver and Victoria (1932), and 
Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San Francisco (1939). 
The Royal Society of New Zealand has ap¬ 
pointed an Organizing Committee charged with 
the general arrangements for the Congress, with 
responsibility for perfecting the program and for 
local arrangements in Auckland and Christ¬ 
church. 
MEMBERSHIP 
The Pacific Science Association has a mem¬ 
bership of 46 countries; i.e., those within or bor¬ 
dering the Pacific or having territorial responsi¬ 
bilities therein, and those which have carried out 
research in the Pacific. Each country holds mem¬ 
bership through a Representative Institution, i.e., 
its National Academy or National Research 
Council, or organization of similar status. 
Personal membership of the Congress is under 
three categories: 
Official Members 
(1) Official delegates representing the consti¬ 
tuent countries of the Pacific Science As¬ 
sociation, restricted in number as deter¬ 
mined by the Association. 
(2) Delegates otherwise accredited to the 
Congress by the governments of the par¬ 
ticipating countries or by agencies of 
those countries corresponding to the 
Royal Society of New Zealand. 
(3) Officers and honorary officers of the Con¬ 
gress, members of the Organizing Com¬ 
mittee, chairmen and secretaries of stand¬ 
ing committees of the Pacific Science As¬ 
sociation, and chairmen of committees 
and sections. 
(4) Persons specially invited to attend by the 
President of the Congress. 
Members 
Members include those persons, other than 
official members, who are accredited to the 
Congress by scientific societies, universities, 
and other research organizations. Members 
will be accorded full privileges of the Con¬ 
gress. 
Participants 
This category includes all other registered at¬ 
tendants at the Congress, including ladies ac¬ 
companying official members and members. 
Participants will be accorded full privileges 
of the Congress except that official members 
and members will be given preference in 
housing accommodation and on excursions. 
The registration fee for New Zealand partici¬ 
pants will be £ 1: 1:0. 
