SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
S.I. - Kura 
January 20, 1965 
Kr, William 0. Wirtz, IX. 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington, D.C* 20560 
Dear Bill: 
Things continue to happen here - new gulls arrive almost every day, 
at least so it seems. This morning Dennis shot an Imm. Herring Gull, 
yesterday we got a GLaucus Gull. There continue to be lots of gulls 
on the island. 
Before T continue, you should know that the Post Office has decreed 
a new address for Midway, and consequently, for us. This address was 
effective Jan. 1, and should be henceforth used on all correspondence to 
Kutfe. It is as follows: 
U.S.C.G. Loran Station 
U.S. Naval Station, Box 36 
F.P.O. San Francisco 
96640 
If the zip code number is omitted, the letter will never reach here, it 
is absolutely essential. 
V.’e have collected one sick Laysan, and will get the others and send 
them off when we can. Do you want the blood samples from sick birds 
brought back also when someone leaves here? In terms of the Laysan 
sickness, these samples would probably be more valuable at Patuxent tha n 
in Utah. 
Regarding our willingness to stay on through February, 1*11 s/eak for 
myself and then let Dennis add his own remarks; I would be perfectly 
willing to stay here into March if that will help you there. As you know 
this would also allow me time to work on the ECLu-~faced Boobies as they 
lap and incubate eggs - this would be a big advantage in terms of more 
completely understanding their behavior. 
I was going to write a list of needed supplies to Maryanna, but if I 
include it here we will probably get the material more rapidly, so, here 
is what we are almost out of: 
Bi-weekly Report Forms (6 remain) 
Recovery Forms 
Mimeograph Paper (please - we are now on a borrowed 
Coast Guard Ream - perhaps you could send out 
6 reams - that should last) 
