James Pinson Ludwig 
Box 9187 
Honolulu 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
Dear Mrs. Church, 
I recleved your letter reguarding the mistake in banding records 
from Midway yesterday, and must confess that I X was very suprised that this 
was yet unresolved* Two months ago I talked with Fred Sibley about this matter 
and told him how to correct the record, but apparently he left for the line 
Island trip forgetting to convey the information to you. 
In September '63 when I left for Midway and Kure Wirtz and I took 
some 2,900 #7B bands ( 737-45101-737-48000 ) with us. From then through December 
we used these bands in serial order on Midway and Kure, and I used the last 
group of these bands ( 47000 series ) on Midway if late December. Earlier in 
the month I used the 46000 series on Midway. The mistake in the records is due 
to my misrecdrding the thousand series for the last group of bands used. I 
believe that the copy of the record that you have repeats the 46000 series 
twice: This is in errog and the last entry ( chronologically ) should be for the 
47000 series. I expect that this will correct the error, and apologise for the 
worry it must have caused you. 
in the offshore island banding here 
Turning to another probl 
at Oahu we are finding larger populations than we had expected. We have some 
of all band sizes here now except #2, and if you can round up the following 
supplies of bands and materials to be ready for us by April 18, it would be 
appreciated. 
Band Size 2 
Band Size 3 
Band Size 5 
B an d Size 7B 
Band Size 8 
Band Size 3 5,000 ^ zf Sa EL 
Band Size 5 1,000 
Band Size 7B 2,000 
Band Size 8 100 ^ 
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This stock of bands for the offshore islands should be adequate 
for April, and Dr. Ely will undoubtedly order the bands he needs in April 
for the coming months• 
Would you please see that the enclosed two notes get to Dr. Ely 
and Maryanna respectively* Thanking you, I am, 
Very Truly Yours, 
