1964 58. 14 Sept. Usual routine. Word from Ely of our bird shipment - 25 Sept. 15 Sept. Up early AM to catch motor boat to Johnston, but it didn't come to Sand. So - catch 2:00 UP. AM - came Johnston. Took #5 bask for Tropicbirds, but some[illegible] 3 Jassers don't fit- tossed. Banded only 2 birds. AM - Sand - Saw 1, only 1, BRISTLE-Thighed Curlew. The surface of the underwings & tail coverts shows clearly. I was glad to see & get some pictures of him. 16 Sept. - Usual routine. Many recovery sheets completed. 17 Sept. - Phil went to Johnston to check on weights of bird baskets, etc. I spent afternoon washing & tidying up cubes - big inspection on Fri. 18 Sept. Phil AM, one afternoon on Jennings run. PM - see the Bristle-thighed Curlew against the barracks, probing among coral rocks. We catch a petrel but cannot key him out as to species. looks like a Phoenix Island Petrel but the measurements are not quite right, & the leg color is pink, not yellow. We will probably collect him although I hate to do it. The measurements are as follows: