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Herenomes tho Sft schedule changes; The SI would like for you to 
stay at Sand I. through October, Eli will get back next week and he, 
Banko, Phil, etc. can discuss the future personnel schedules. We vd.ll 
let you know as soon as possible what these are. 
You say you didn't see any Christms I, Shearwaters. Have they all 
gone from the cement banker area on the South side of the island? Also 
havethe tv-g) chicks left? One was under the cement, slab on the North b* 
beach (near where the R,F, Boob/ was nesting) and the other was un er t 
the large plj^wood board below the Brovm Booty nesting ar-a on the South 
Fairweather Sibley says to tell you if you roach into the burrow you will 
find a bird. If no bird is found, this borrow is not in use and 
is me^ a hole in the ,^ound»- Do not look for W.T. Shearwaters 
in lioles in the ground— unquote, I don't think tills answered your.- 
question. • > 
Bbb S.mdell is racing around here today trj-lng to everything 
settled before he departs. In case he forgets, will you take the 
measurements of the Berelese funnel in the Pump house and write me 
back what it is, I want to get some more made, • , ' 
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There was a good d^l of excitement here in the office last K>onday 
whan Claudia cam© in'^announced that she had gotten married on S'lnday. 
She is now Mrs, MoPeak, A new addition to the Pacific Project is 
Warren King an assistant who will be going-on the next YAG trip. The 
Tawakoni trip to the Phoenix Is, will Oct, 1, The personnel for that 
trip vdll leave hesfe next weekend. 
Maryanna has just informed me that /ou are not to ship any birds 
from th re without prior permission or notification 
from the SI. DTG has got to come throu.gh the SI on these matters. If 
they again request a sliipiuant, vdra the SI and tell us of their desires. 
The box shipment should have arrived there yesterday or today. If they 
have not arrived by the time Bob arrives, you should notify the SI that 
they haven't, 
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I have run out of things to say and also it is getting near 3ilS> 
Best regards, 
^ -.O . t. . , - 
A. B. Amerson, Jr, 
- Research Curator 
Division of Birds 
