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R. Amanman
1964
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Is.
and one of which was a Shoveller, plus
15-20 more Sharp-tails, ~200 Ruddy Turnstones
and 200 Golden Plover, 25 Tattlers.
Meanwhile the rest of the group went to
Little Baurdland Island (Orubebbi) to prison.
more fish. They had better success there,
picked up even more new species.
Nov. 3 George, Larry: I went to the runway
again in the afternoon, mainly after the
ducks missed yesterday. It turned out
to be another remarkable day of collecting;
we got every new species we found.
Collected were: 1 Tanderling, 3 Whistler,
2 Shovelers, 2 Duck spp., 1 Black-bellied
Plover and 1 Snipe.
Nov. 4 George, Larry: I returned to the
runway in the early morning. Birds
were very scarce in comparison to
previous visits - daily cycle? Managed
to collect only 3 Eutin, 1 of which appears
slightly different from the Sharp-tails - head
shell mid-brown rather than rufous,
heavier streaking on breast.
Major Thayer, the men in Security
and the men of the Fire Station crash
tucks who chaperoned on the last two
occasions were very helpful.