R. Lapp 1964 Oct. 16 Checked the boat in the channel for rats as I came onto Bikar Island. Collected one skeleton with fur and a grain sample. Grain was concentrated in the wheelhouse and in a bin aft. Most of it had been pretty well chewed over and probably no longer serves as a major food source. There are probably relatively few rats on the ship. I saw only one in a 10-15 minute search. It appeared too large to be exulans. I took a swing at it with my stick but it was coming from behind me (from above deck) and was gone before I could orient on it. Other possible food sources are sowbugs, small crabs and cockroaches. Taongi One nestling Common Noddy was seen by Wislocki and a smaller number were seen north of the area I worked in by Binion On Bikar for only about 2 hours camp being broken shortly after I arrived. We then set out for Jaboerukku. En route we stopped and looked over a small sand island (Jabiru?) 1 Sanderling was seen, 1 roosting Crested Tern, a Reef Heron, Several Black-naped Tern, 25 Ruddy Turnstone, 5 Wandering Tattler, and 1 Bristle-thighed Curlew.