C. G. Loran Station, Sand Island, Johnston Island Atoll of them. These appear to be only one or two days old. They are light gray above and almost white underneath. Their bill is dark grey with a white "tooth" on the upper beak. Their feet are flesh colored with a dark tinge down the outside like the adults. Tonight we took blood samples from ten Frigates. Not enough: Red-footed Boobies are present on land to take samples. Two hundred Sooty Terns were banded before retiring for the night. August 14, 1963 Chief Gragosian from DTC arrived today on the N. W. MATS flight. He brought some supplies with him for collecting some of the items he is to take back. These items are, in order of precedence: 200 Live Shearwaters Miller's Sera 100 Bird Sera (Shearwater) 100 Bird Spleen (Shearwater) Ectoparasites (Ticks) 100 Mouse Sera 100 Mouse Spleen He brought no orders from MATS Headquarters. Scott AFB to carry the live birds back. He had also gotten various people involved at Pearl Harbor, etc., concerning permits for carrying live birds, etc., through Customs. It seems that Sudduth had told him to check on this before coming here. Messages were sent concerning both of these items. The shipping boxes did not come in on the N. W. flight but did arrive later in the day on a C-124.