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deal with the National Zoo to send a batch of known-age birds 
there for observation. If it's worth the expense for cages and 
food it wouldn't be much problem to keep the birds here. I 
don't know whether the zoo would be interested or not* 
The duck pond is almost finished and everything here is 
moving along pretty much on schedule. It's been quite hot for 
several weeks now with not much wind or rain, and we're beginning 
to hurt for water. The sooty terns are almost gone. I made a 
great investment; a used tape recorder and 6 tapes, mostly 
classical music,from the skipper, so now we have classical music 
in the lab. The recorder is a good one, and in good condition; 
he's buying a more expensive one. 
The plane should be here in 15 minutes so I'll fire this 
off, with a carbon to Dr. Ely in Hono. Blessings on you from 
the outer world. 
Regards, 
cc; Dr. C. A. Ely 
