Lehner, P. 1964 26 Oct. 12 - continued George and myself went off to band Sooty terns- Chris came along; Ken and Larry started out to band Wedgetails; all went well, except for George putting 200 number a's on Sooties; I banded 500 Sooties and Binion had about 700 when we headed back to camp for more bands; up to now we had had only two brief showers; my wet feet were extremely sore by this time and I had to take it real slow going back to camp; George had his rubber suit and many bands and was determined to stay out banding; Binion and I had sat down at camp and begun to eat some chow when the rains came; we headed toward a head- light which was up on the hill toward a Scaevola bush we had used earlier for a poor, but better than nothing shelter from wind and rain; when we reached the light, it turned out to be Ken still banding Wedgetails; turning 90° we headed for the bush which was now barely visible; Binion made it in a hurry as the rains really began to fall - I still had to hobble - as I approached the bush I speeded up for a last burst to shelter, but tripped over a large boulder, tore open both knees and one pants leg; when I finally crawled into the bush I was already soaking wet and pretty well (over)