SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
March 29, 1964 
(Mrs.) Maryanna Smellow 
Division of Birds 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, D.C. 
Dear Marvanna: 
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T hope that you got our message requesting color plastic leg markers 
(F&WS f sixe 3) which we need urgently for marking Sooty Tern chicks. I 
✓ thought that we had some down here, but they turned out to be size 2, 
5 and 7. Send them as soon as pofible. 
According to the tent^Id schedule s~nt out March 9, Ken 
is to be replaced by Vin Hoemafi^ What is the change-over date? We have 
to plan ahead on dates of departure so send us a TWIX concerning this. 
Ken states that he ####### UMWWt f##?### 
would like to stay out here through the end of April and po^Lbly 
even longer. Ken says that he will also write you about this. 
Tell George that/:he information on the Godwit is as follows: female, 
wings 24.5, 10.5; f^t; no food in stomach. I am also sending two more 
rolls of undeveloped black and white film I took on the Hawaiian trip. 
Part of one roll was finished here on Sand Island. I will mail the 
camera back shortly. 
We need several pads of columned paper (Dave knows the type). The 
kind we have now has one-half inch columns on it. We want some more like 
this, and also some with quarter inch columns. 
Tell Dave that he missed some nice cool weather by leaving when he 
did. It has rained here off and on since last Thursday night. 
Binion Amerson 
