SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
2 
and Larrj'' v/ill arrive- 
Chief Girg-aosian (sp?) froi DESERET did not arrive yesterday, as 
yon now know from my message. i.i’en drj'- ice does come, I will send 
10 frozen mice from here as requested b’’- BILL Wirtz. They will have to 
be picl ed up at Detrick I suppose. As for blood supplies which will 
be needed in the future, I think that disposable centrifuge tubes 
(300) are a must, rubber stoppers ( 300 )» disposable pipetts (300) and 
a nbber si'ction cevj.ce. I could i.se several more thermometers also. 
I only , ave one w' th me. We could also use some green record books for 
band and blood records. A]so some second tjgpirg sheets and some paper- 
carbon comb, sheets for carbon copies of letters 'wor.ld be desirable. 
We are also almost out of banding schedules. By the way, thanks for 31 
sending tl e permits, etc. 
I have been informed that there are 3 dogs and probably 3 or 4 cats 
O’" Johns''O' I* As already indicated there are 2 cats and one dog here 
on Sand I. Hope this info, helps. 
Enclosed you will find another band recovery form for a Sooty 
Tern. Notice my remarli-s. This is the third band v;e have found in 
this condition. Someone should tell the guy who put these bands on 
exactly how a band is suppose to fit. I suppose Fred recorded the 
last - 5^2 bands you sent. case ’"e didn'"^? numbers are 642- 
01201—01400. -'e have used up the box of color mar ers you sent on the 
31 strand have started on the large box. That note with the decoys 
o^T?nDed like som^e ox "^red *s doing—w'as io? -^vern'one vot a big c' erge ^ 
out of it. Oppy com- ent—requis'tion for 2 "Painting by the numbers 
set". Mo, I don't think a report from Hr. Killer is necessary, ife 
is suppose to send us a copy of the vreather data from here, however. 
When I left i Kay, mb talked about getting another disecting 
microscope so I could leave o Win the field and not have to carry one 
back and iorth to D.C. Has one been bought and if so, has it arrived? 
If so, I will leave the one I have in Honolulu. I'll need one when P 
return to D.C. 
Give everyone my regards. 
Sincerely 
A.B. Am-erson, Jr 
