5 13 June 1964 - Sat. Today brought the further acquaintance of some more of Darwin's birds, as well as the foundations for work tomorrow. Originally we had planned a trip to the offshore island - Moke Manu, but we could not get accommodation & boat in time for the trip. As a consequence, we left at about 1430 from Knock Beach for Manana (Rabbit) Island. We had an hour's wait for the boat, so - off to Sand Beach (Waimanalo ) for a quick dip. The surf was heavy (~25' shorebreak) & managed to toss us up a bit. We got back to boat, saw Brazilian Cardinal feeding young - the young have brown heads, & left for Manana, finding only the ruddy ground sparrow through the reef. Manana - 4 breeding birds: 1. Sooty Terns - ~100,000 - very well advanced, most will be flying within a week. 2. Noddy Terns - Warren estimates 25,000, most have started breeding, eggs & small young in evidence - some with large young. The most advanced Noddies (Aves atlantis) have young somewhat older than the earliest boobies, whose young are still small. The Noddies mostly around the edges of the