C. G. Loran Station, Sand Island, Johnston Island Atoll last six another sprinkle fell and the plastic covering came in handy. We finished catching the birds at 2 a.m. John went to bed and Ken and I tied all twenty-five boxes. Ice was put in the ice chest (for spleen samples). We went to bed at 3 a.m. after starting at 8:30 p.m. While catching the Wedgetails we picked up a new species of bird for Sand Island. We tentatively identify it as a Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus). It is black above and white below (sharply delineated). The wing underparts are white, its forehead black (even under eye). The bill is black with bluish-grey sides. The feet are black on the outside and blue-grey on the inside. This pattern runs down the leg also. It was setting among the Wedgetails on the South edge. It was collected and frozen and will be sent back with Miller's sera to Washington. August 22, 1963 Got up at seven, ate breakfast, and proceeded to pack the dry ice chests with the frozen material. The material for Ft Detrick (including two frozen birds and ten mice for the SI) was placed in one box and the material for Dugway placed in another. The birds were placed on the boat and the truck loaded also with boxes drove on. At 10 a.m. Chief Giragosian left Sand Island for Johnston Island and went to the shipping department. At 3 p.m. he left with the bird shipment on a C-124 for Hickam AFB. During the afternoon a vegetation map was drawn. Also the