(Mrs.) Maryanna Smellow 
Division of Birds 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
April 8 , 1964 
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Washington 25, D.C. l 
Dear Maryanna: 
Under seoarate cover I am sending one salted bird skin via airmail. 
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This is one of the gulls which has been out here since the last part of 
January. It finally showed up on Sand Island, possibly due to dead fish 
on the beach from under vcater blasting. This is the bird identified 
(tentativly) as the Franklin*s Gull (immature). It should be put up 
as soon as oossible. The McBee Card is also in the box. 
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Sand Island now has a new C.O., LTJG. P. N. Thurman, who apoears 
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to be very nice Cooperative. He even let us do our own shooting of 
the above bird, which Mr. Hayes would never do. 
Arrangements have been completed for Ken to leave here on the 
Northwest flight Anril 27* Make sure Merrill is well versed in the 
techniques of skinning birds, before sending him out here. 
As to the disposition of the 20 - 30 cartons of birds from Dugway, 
most of them are to be put in the alcohol collection. Look up Mr. ElbeIs 
correspondance with Dr. Zusi and myself. The shearwater heads are to be 
examined for nasal mites. I believe that all of the birds he sent were 
collected from here. I have also sent a box of ectoparasites for Jay 
Cee. Soma more will be sent very shortly. 
The Progress Report for the last period is late due to several 
reason^ /nainly the Summary Report Form. I have ade some copies for 
our use here on Sand until some can be sent fro .C. I wrote Mr. 
Banko suggesting some slight changes from C.L.-#4. Please give him the 
enclosed blank form. Since we will probably be needing various forms 
for field use it will be simpler for me to ake th m out here. We can 
use the CG Ditto machine, but should get some paper and master units 
for our use. The unit is an A.S. Dick Fluid Duplicator. Needed are: 
(1 ) Sprit master u its, Type II, Grade A, Class 2,# 7530-634-5329 
size 8x101/2. 
(2) Duplicating Paner, copy liquid process, white, size 8x10 1/2, 
# 7530 - 228 - 2096 . 
We hope to talk to the Kure Group tonight, and even will try to 
contact Dr. Ely in Honolulu via the ham set-up. 
Best regards, 
A. B. Amerson, Jr. 
