Division of Birds 
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August 6, 1964 
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Dr. Charles A. Ely 
6139 Pahukula 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
Dear Dr. Ely: 
It is long past time for me to assure you that I have not been 
mummified with the diomedeids but am still alive and producing in 
my nicroniche amidst the ornithological treasure cases at home base. 
I have prepared a series of population graphs for use by the Project 
men in the field or office. It is hoped that the men will nse these 
freely and in time submit their graphed data to rae to translate into 
finished form for publication. To save preparation time for the final 
report, I have, after conferring with our editor, drafted a series of 
blank population graphs suitable for publication. These master graphs 
consist of eight time categories for each of four population sizes. 
-Copies-will be made on paper qualified for drawing and when time comes 
for publication, I will simply ink in the lines and legends necessary. 
These are finished now but I realize many other types of graphs, such 
as those showing nesting success, weather data, etc., will be forth¬ 
coming; however, I believe I will wait for the actual data before 
preparing these. 
Next come maps, plants and birds. Maryanna told me that you had 
expressed interest in having ®e return to Honolulu to finish my work 
there and asked me to write to you suggesting a schedule. I am at 
somewhat of a loss to put forth a fixea schedule, as so much of my 
work depends upon immediate need and upon cooperation with various 
persons and agencies, and these, as you well knew, fluctuate from 
day to day. 
Drawing upon ny experience in Honolulu, I can make a rough time 
estimate for completion of the plant illustrations, but the result 
is not encouraging. Projecting from my production rate there, I have 
deduced that it will take another 6|_ months to complete the remaining 
drawings! This is utterly impossible 7 bankrupting us not only from 
the monetary standpoint but also for time. However, the plants need 
to be finished and I am determined to do them. There must be a way 
to cut down time, perhaps by working some evenings or portraying less 
of the plant; I am certain several means can be found to increase 
production. 
Bird drawings will take much less time each in actual preparation 
because of their simplicity, but I plan to take pains in achieving 
correct proportions (by measuring from skins or from photographs). 
Counting the number of birds included in the preliminary field guide, 
I came up with a total of 127 to be illustrated. Dr. Humphrey said 
that he wished two series of drawings for the guide, one of sitting 
birds and one of birds in flight. Also, some of the flying birds 
ay have to be shown in both dorsal and ventral views. Binion 
