SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20560 
July 27 , 1964 
Maryanna Smellow 
Division of Birds 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25* D»C. 
Dear Maryannas 
I finally arrived at Sand Island; however, you can't imagine 
how close I came to not making the flight out of Hicham on the 26th* 
When I arrived at the airport at 5:15 A.M. they did not have me on 
the flight and had to settle for standby. When I finally got on the 
flight they had to finish processing my reservation and did not^the 
clearance stamped on it* They had to get the _ out of bed to 
finish processing it. For awhile it looked like a couple more days 
in Honolulu; I don't think I would have lasted «•> up all night before 
the flight - whew!, pretty wild place, Waikiki. 
Enclosed are the answers to questions 3 and 5* Physical defects 
are all mental* 
Linda - my roomates wish to remain anonymous; half of them can't 
remember who they are anyway* 
Missing you all. 
Phil 
