SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
placed stakes every 100 yards around the periiaeter of Green I, 
for mapping purposes, studies on albatross breeding and seal 
movements. 
Lt, Goodwin, the CO,is very anxious to find out anything 
he can about the biology, geology, and history of Kure. Could 
you please see what you might be able to dig up in the library 
for the station. One thing I can think of is a copy of the 
chapter on Kure in Bryan's book on the Polynesian islands. Also 
he would like some copies of our field guide; I don't have any 
with me. 
Jim is going to go back to Plidway in the next week or so 
to keep an eye out for unusual migrants and to band. If we 
want to put a third person out here the station at Kure can 
handle one more, and of course there isn't usually a problem 
at Midway, I don't know xjhat plans are back there now. 
The alcohol disappeared out of our chemical container on 
the way out; all the unlocked containers were opened; so we are 
desperately in need of alcohol, V/e also need more cotton, more 
small vials and caps, and caps for the largest size vials. Some¬ 
how we got the wrong size caps. Also please send 500 mammal and 
500 bird McBee cards as we neglected to get any out of storage. 
And I hope that the carrying case for the balance arrives soon. 
The rest of our expendable needs the Coast Guard can supply us 
and I will pay for it out of ray miscellaneous funds. 
There is a great variety of insects on this island, and we 
plan to bring back a representative sample of them as well as 
of the plants. We should have a trimk full of birdskins to send 
back in a couple of weeks. 
We have been gettii^ a lot of rain and wind here in the 
past week, and this has cut down on our field work to some 
extent. I believe that covers the situation here for the moment. 
The Kure Audubon Society 
