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X m trying to gather all of the tick collection data for the May 3 
Report. In only one instance has a tide been collected frora a bird at-sea. 
Tltia was a Sooty Tram (field naaftwr 0611) collected on March 16, 1964. Upon 
checking the catalog raid the bird we found the location to be 10 degrees 46’ 
latitude and 164 degrees 55* longitude. This is ok, but number 0610 (also 
a Sooty Tern) was collected on March 15, 1964 and the location given Is the 
erase as 06ll. Hither the date or location on one of these has to be incorrec 
Would you trace this down using the original data and let us know the correct 
data to use. 
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The finding of ticks on birds at-oea is very significant, since this 
joowas the carrying ability of various hosts for ticks frost island to 
It also proves that ticks will stay on a boat after it leaves an island (for 
how long of course ve don't know). Ticks have the highest possibility of 
being on birds at-rara while they axe nesting, and of course for most species 
***- vlll be during the next several months. 
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I hope that you will Impress on your At-Sea Group the significance 
inspecting all birds for ticks collected at-sea. Enclosed you will fiw 
copy of a memo which X aa sending to all personnel concerning not only i 
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