SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
DROPPINGS FROM THE EAGLE T S ROOST 
April 20, 1964 
Some degree of turmoil has prevented at the Roost the past week or 
two, hence last week*s lapse in "Droppings". 
Dr. C. H. Lamoureux and Charles "Boh” Long of the Botany Department, 
University of Hawaii were in during this period to consult with Dr. Humphrey 
and Dr. T s F. R. Fosberg and Marie-Helere Sachet of the Pacific Science 
Board regarding the botanical work of the Pacific Ocean Biological 
Survey. By the end of last week Bob had completed the initial draft of 
a Circular Letter on the vegetation studies to be undertaken by the Survey 
and these procedures should be winging your way as soon as the revised 
version has been received from Dr. Lamoureux. 
Dr. Clarence Cone and William Boyd who are working on the aerodynamics 
of albatrosses also consulted with Dr. Humphrey on progress in their 
field of interest during the period. If certain problems of measuring 
characteristics of albatross flight precisely can be overcome, their 
studies are expected to throw much light on the distribution of these 
birds at sea--a most important Survey unknown. 
The past two weeks have also seen the return of all ATF personnel to 
Washington except Larry Huber. "Tiger" Huber is still in Honolulu 
banding birds with both hands, ringing 2300 in one night according to 
Honolulu contacts we had previously considered reliable. Fred Sibley 
reports several interesting items coming to light as a result of his 
preliminary analysis of banding. For example, 34 returns of Blue-faced 
Boobies banded in the Phoenix Islands were picked up on Jarvis 700-1,000 
