Mr. Lorry Huber 
P.G. Box 8095 
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Waikiki :tation 
Ko nolulu, Hawaii 96815 
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Since you are going to Wake for two weeks* X want you to look 
especially for ticke. Bob HeR&rl/me has not collected any on his 
various trips out there and did not report their presence in any of 
his Progress Reports. Shie, however, doesn’t mean that ticks do not 
occur, since Bob night have not looked for then or failed to report 
thm. X will write ala shortly about it. 
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X trust you received and road ry nemotfuadHB to all field personnel 
concerning eotoparasite collecting. Sicks are e? qy to find if they 
occur in a nesting colon;."• Look vuoder coral rocks and drift wood (both 
in holes end crevices on the undersurface of the object, and oa the 
ground under the object) during the daytime. At night they become 
active and move around. Inspect all areas of the booty colony (or 
colonies) for ticke, since they nay occur in one area and not another. 
Always cany vials with you while banding. kxcunlne nostli&gc of all 
species, especially tropicblrdo, boobies, and frigates for both ticks 
and chiggers. Upon your return from Wake, I oxpoct a short report 
of the species you examined (giving numbers) and the relative abandonee 
of tides (l.e* 1 or 2 per host or 1 out of 10 birds infested; 10-20 
under each rock, etc,). 
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Under separate cover, I m Bonding you some supplies for collecting 
ticks and other ootopar&Eites. She mailing carton ( which you con use 
for shipping the specimens back to D.C.) contains: 
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viAls with alcohol (with labels) 
fine tipped forceps 
small brush 
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X will send zero:: copies of Bob hciarlane’o Reports on Make, 
since they will give you on idea of what to aspect and what he has 
dono. Also I’ll send several maps of Veka so you can plot bird colonies 
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collected ectoparasites with you, otherwise ship than airmail. Tope 
your trip is a success and you band lots of birds. - 
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Beseurch Curator, Pacific i roject 
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