R.D Kirkpatrick 1965 Rattus exulans Birnie Island, Phoenix Islands, Pacific Feb. (13) ♂ 283-148-28-18=79.8 gm. 11 (14) ♀ 276-140-30-18=73.4gm not pg. (cont) (15) ♀ 271-140-28-18=68.9gm not pg (16) ♀ 261-138-28-18=63.3gm not pg. (17) ♀ 265-134-28-17=68.5gm not pg. AM, a hermit crab crawled in the tent and ate the head off skin RDK#558. Fakafo Atoll Tokalau Islands Feb. The natives use cats and dogs to 27 kill rats in their village and copra plantations since these rats eat many of the coconuts. 9PM. No rats had been caught although 25 Museum Specials had been set out during the night of Feb. 26th and during the day of the 27th. A disturbance was heard under the debris beneath several coconut trees. Two rats were observed fighting at a shallow hole in the ground. Our move- ment frightened them but our light did not. We set 2 traps baited with coconut meat near the hole. We stood still, but left our light on. Three rats came to the hole. One of them went into