SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
Bonin Island Petrel - abtindant, no obvious young but mar^ 
pairs together in air and on ground, digging burrows, courting 
and calling, still breeding ?, (only been on Eastern in daytime ) 
Golden Plover - abundant on lawns,runways, and beaches of 
both islands, a few still showing breeding plumage 
Bristle-thighed Curlew - rare to common, flocks of up to JO, 
seen on both islands 
Ruddy Turnstone - abundant on both islands, on runx^ays, lawns, 
and beaches 
Sanderling - rare, one ? collected 
Greater Frigatebird - rare on Sand, seen only in air, young on 
Eastern, common 
Sooty Tern - abxindant on Eastern, most young fledged, flying or 
nearly so; seen only in air over Sand 
Wedgetailed Shean^ater - apparently rare on Sand (12 banded), 
coiTimon and breeding on Eastern, flyir^ in morning up to 9 
Christmas Island Shearwater - none found on Sand, breeding and 
prbbably common on Eastern, also flying in morning 
Wandering Tattler - rare 
Surfbird - rare 
Solitary Sandpiper - rare 
Red-footed Booby - common and breeding on Eastern only, young 
in immature plumage but flying 
Please give our love to all those at home not foi'tunate 
enough to be svreltering in the heat and humidity of this lush 
tropical island with us. 
THE POOP TROOPS (Bonin that is) 
