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W-* * * 
Cniick , 
:. v g 
• *any thunk s f o: the prompt ret u i : o t i ho 
several sections on Lirti identification t 1 Li: *h^ 
a c c o sn pa n \ i np co imn enfcs. 1 h e a i d s from e z p e r i o r; c e d 
of servers like yourself will leaily bo the [ uckboi - of 
the < r uide and make it very useful, 1 Relieve* . 5 a t i s 
now tUjdinp his comments to my sections on Loobies, 
t ropichi rcis . shearwa ters , e tc . 
Whether the guide will be of much help in the 
field remains to be seen. This is something to a in; for, 
and perhaps with generous help from our mos I ex peri* need 
field observers we can achieve this. 
I am hopeful that with the species accounts arid 
island sections now getting into the field, that this 
will be an inspiration to get this material up Ja i e. 
Ti ed tells me that he plans to do this I or the Phoenix 
Islands. fhe punch card data, I might add, ajc extiemeh 
few for most islands and merely show how lift 
v Mown 
Regarding my pending assignment to Kure, I am 
tooling forward to it, and , of course, fully recognise 
that it isn 1 t going to be a picnic. It will e like 
getting l)ack to uy fo river work with Ko*)*w; C* . v: jn 1 
* i 
was 5 tudyin; r esuits 
that hot country in Texas 
! ep. i c a 1 i e t c 
i •S * L S 
•"* n o 
* s 
outhoi r. 
i.' ■ s »r. e ut 
r u 1 s i a na . 
loss! fly you can. tip me off as to hue .ost 
appropriate time for me ro >et out to Honolulu in Ww.irp 
o f f 
oi. tiio Kure as signment . 
might wC I elrfuJ in reg 
to t»e field guide for me to spend a .little t i m o « icoml 
Cahu v. i t\i v ou n o o p 1 e 5 o tha t I car: ac tua l 1 y nave s3 
ol these field iden ti fic ? ti on points shown 
bi rds unde r fie 1 d c and i ti ons . 
this . 
bet me knot 
o -.>e on J i ve 
our \lews on 
life at the Smithsonian rust have been unite 
peaceful compared with your/^ te. Right now, however, 
we are having the floors tarred and tiled, end its quite 
• • tion w i ti; ail the fur ii ;re : oi ng nved and dust, 
of ages settling ever ywhe re, 
be libiarj' light now. 
Vie lx 1 l ail 
o «\ i 
n> 
re; umo r 
kith all best rernrds and look in- ierwaru 
seeing you sometime this summer. 
to 
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