Kochran, 9.70 1965 Journal 37 Feb. 6 + 7 McKean Island Summary Spring print color - green. Invertebrate collections were made on the reef by Thompson, Hula + Merrill. Same species encountered as that from Haland. 100 blood samples taken as follows: 30 Blue-F. Body, 20 Sooty Tern, 20 Great Frigate, 20 Common Noddy, 10 Audubon's Shearwater. 50 Sooty Terns were captured and checked for wing moults. Ceto parasites were collected from Gray-b. Tern nesting, Great Frigate, Hawaiian Noddy Tern and Audubon's Shearwater. Fairy Tern were checked but yielded no parasites. 21 Great Frigatebirds were wing tagged with a white streamer on each wing. This pattern shows up conspicuously on birds in flight. Berline samples taken from H. Frigate nest, Common Noddy nest, Hawaiian Noddy roost, Audubon's Shearwater nest, Brown Body nest, Wedge-tailed Shearwater nest. 4 Common Noddy Terns were collected. A Shorkid count was made: Brite-th. Cula 42, Solder Plae, 48, Ruddy Turnsta, 36 W. Tattle 9.