27 September, 19 66 
Dr. J. Wattel 
Zoologiseh Museum 
Universlteit Van Amsterdam 
PI antage Middenlaan 53 
Amsterdam - C. 
Holland 
Dear Dr. Wattel; 
I was delighted to have met and talked with you and I 
want to thank you for your time and help during my all too 
short visit. Thank you for the reprints. I hope that you 
will forgive the long delay in my answering your letter. 
During the three weeks that I was in Europe work piled up 
back at the office. This plus getting ready to spend a 
month in the field during October has kept me very busy 
since my return. Thank you for sending the specimens. 
Enclosed is the envoice for your files. 
It will be several months before the manuscript on 
Pterodroma externa is completed.-'' When finished I will send 
a copy to Dr. Voous in the hope that it will be acceptable 
for publication in Ardea. My short note on Nocturnal Feeding 
has already been submitted to the Condor. 
I did receive a letter from Mr. Walters and my reaction 
was the same as y ours. It was not until the end of the Oxford 
meetings that I became aware of his interest in seabirds. It 
is a shame that he was not aware of the diccussions on this 
topic that occurred at those meetings. 
Sincerely yours, 
J 
Patrick J. Gould 
Research Curator 
Pacific Project 
