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Hortaan Heryford and David Brat ley 
Smithsonian Field Party 
US Coast Guard LOCtAH Station 
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March 22, 1965 
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I talked to Dr. Ely about the continuation of the guyvira survey. Be 
agreed that it wao a vital element for correlating data from Sand and At-Sea 
The data has not arrived here yet but when it does, someone will look it 
over. It may be possible to cut the time interval involved, but this can 
only be determined by going over the collected data. Continue as usual 
until you hear from us. 
fflU: 
The berlese sample material has not arrived. I hope it does the first 
part of this week, since I need the data. Hill you send a carbon copy of 
the collect ion data (including rusaker of ticks per sasple, etc.) for each 
two weeks with, each progress report. In this way I will be able to in¬ 
corporate the new data and keep it up to date. It will be very important 
for the upcoming Maty Report. 
Send all of the Mus data immediately so that Ralph Kirkpatrick can start 
working it up as soon as he returns later this week. Borman, when you come 
back In early April, bring all of the frozen bird heads, and wings, and also 
any frozen mice. If you do not have a freezer box for bringing them, write 
Dr. Ely for one. . 
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I hope the Booties are not keeping you too busy these days. Our banding 
efforts on last year's Sooty chicks finally paid off. Someone recovered a 
dying local (after a bad storm) which washed up on a beach at Layte recently 
(letter from F and V has not reached us yet). It was banded on Sand, May 8, 
1964. 
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A. B. Amerson, Jr. 
Research Curator, Division of Birds 
