SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20560 
November 5» 1964 
(Mrs) Maryanna Smellow 
Pacific Project 
Division of Birds 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Maryanna: 
We are still here in Kwajalein today and probably won’t sail 
until tomorrow. The Pnd mate fell during the first part of the 
trip and hurt his back and the ship is waiting on a replacement fi&r 
him. A plane is due in tonight, however it will be late. They 
hope he is on it. If not, the Captain is going to ask permission 
from MSTS to leave with only two people to stand watches on the 
bridge. This has been our first setback in an almost perfect 
trip. This will result in us not arriving in Honolulu on the 25th r 
We have had excellent cooperation with the people (military 
and civilian) here at Kwajalein. We have obtained permission to 
do everything we need to do. This even includes collecting on 
the busy runv/ay for several hours at a time. I have expressed our 
appreciation for all their efforts. Our main help has come from 
the Army Security Unit. I think a letter should also be sent fuom 
the SI, but wait until I return so that individual names can be 
mentioned. 
We have collected 44 birds during our stay, all of them shore- 
birds and ducks. The more interesting ones include: 3 unidentified 
ducks, 2 Shovelors, Pintail, Tufted Duck (?), several Sharotails, 
Pintail Snipe(?), Wimbrel, Marbled Godwit, Black-bellied Plover, 
and 2 unidentified sandpipers. We have not found the Mynah as 
reported by Fosberg, but we have seen at least 3 English Sparrows 
which had not been recorded from here before. All three were seen 
at the same time and may even be nesting. They were in an area we 
could not shoot in however. We did put up a mist net, but have not 
as yet caught one. Our efforts have increased the bird species list 
from Kwajalein by 13 and possibly 14. We have now collected 184 
birds for skins and 3 as skeletons. 
Both Phil Lehner and Larry Huber will need more money when they 
get back to Honolulu if they are to stav in the field. Dr. Ely $ 
wrote and asked Phil if he would like to go to Kure after this trip 
and Phil says that he would like to do so. Larry says that he would 
also prefer to stay in the field after this trip. I hope to call Dr. 
Ely before we leave. I have already received permission to do so. 
