K. Amzuman 1964 Mariana Atoll, Gilbert Islands was due back that evening. Because it was so late we requested and got permission to remain ashore overnight and notified the ship of our plans. Roger and I then set out collecting along the east (ocean) shore, followed by the crowd and din. I managed to persuade most of them to remain with me while Roger went ahead to shoot but this was only temporarily successful since more birds poured out up the beach. I picked up the birds Roger got; after a short time they began arriving by native means. We already had a total of 11 Ruddy Turnstone for the atoll when a boy came up with about 8 at once. I wondered if Roger had gone berserk or only if he was merely shooting anything to impress his audience but he explained that the whole bunch were downed with one shot directed at a wounded individual. After collecting more shorebirds plus some Hawaiian Noddies we returned to the raft at dusk. The magistrate had arrived and was billed in. Through his interpreter, the school teacher, he asked if he could shoot the Okolgun.