Lehner P. 1964 44 Oct.14 - continued was made at 6:00 P.M. and plans were laid for visiting the other islands in the Atoll tomorrow; after having some chow Binion, George, Ken and Larry went off banding while I stayed around working on field notes (I was still pretty well crippled up with sore feet); Chris hit the rack early; after circling the island they returned convinced that very little banding could be effected - Boobies, Frigates and Terns were all up high in the Pisonia trees; they did band: 11 Brown Boobies, 2 Great Frigatebirds, 1 Red-footed Booby and 1 Golden Plover; we set out the 25 Sherman Live Traps - checking them later we found only Hermit Crabs in them - in one cases they had actually pulled the trap apart - Hermit Crabs are much more numerous here than on Taongi - they are running all through camp; rats are also numerous and can be seen often scurrying across the ground, up and down trees and through camp; tonight I watched Fairy Terns fly among the Pisonia trees with no breeze and am now convinced that they fly backwards - this they seem to effect, not by changing the angle of their wings, but by bringing their body down almost perpendicular to the ground; this island is one of the most beautiful I've seen; it has a dense forest over