Wheats ton# bridge out thoro this will probehly really show the 
effect* of the electrical leakage. 
If Donnie didn't bring the catalog back to D.C. be sure the 
next man does. Keep a temporary catalog until the original ia 
returned. Don't send it through the mall. I can send it back 
through the nail once we hare a Verifier copy of it here. Ship 
all cleaned skeletons back to the museum as soon as you hare a 
hex full. Replace the red beach stakes if you haven't already. 
I vent to put 1x2 stakes at the four corners of the plant plota 
to mark them also. Put these in if you have the wood; be sure to 
paint them and mark them with monel tags. 
I'm taking a crew of 4 up the Leewards in March, with stops 
at Laysan, Lislanski, end Pearl and Hermes, for a massive biological 
banding, ectoparasite, and blood collecting spree. I'll leave the 
Shearwater at Midway and come on over to Kure from there. We're 
working on island survey papers on Howland and Pearl and Hermes, 
a general guide for collaborators, and a technical field guide for 
the central Pacific. Also papers on range extensions, accidentals, 
and migrants, and several smaller things. The new office facilities 
are great. We finally got our phones yesterday after two weeks of 
silence. It's been <iulte warm in D.C. this past week, up into the 
60's yesterday. Bln ion through another blest last Saturday; Maryanna 
and I fell out of a chair together a«?ain. I live much closer to 
Blnion now so I didn't have near the trouble getting home as I did 
after the duly party. Bob fleet has high blood pressure, fungus, 
and is overweight but outside of that he's normal (I think). Linda 
fall down twlco on the ica after Binlon's party but that's normal 
also. Mgryanna's not wearing a girdle (don't ask hew we found out). 
I've been behaving magnificently (that's a lie). Outside of that 
nothing is new around hers. 
Regards, 
William 0. Wlrts IX 
Raseareh Curator, Pacific Project 
