R.Clapp - 1964 Nov. 7 - Kwadjalein Island, Kwadjalein Atoll Spent the day skinning birds. End mate to arrive the afternoon of the 9th. Nov. 8. Kwadjalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Left the ship at 9:00 Am. to poison fish at North Loi Island. Enroute to this area two Hawaiian Noddy were seen that repeatedly alighted in the water. Huber missed several shots, as did Wislocki, but Binion finally scored two for one. These birds are somewhat notable in that the foot coloration as a whole is lighter than in Hawaiian Noddies that I have noted elsewhere. Where birds from other areas have very dark brown feet, the Hawaiian Noddies collected today had a much lighter foot coloration that was distinctly orangish in cast, almost but not quite as pronounced as in the Ruddy Turnstone. Another feeding flock of 7 Hawaiian Noddies was also seen enroute to the poisoning area. Large fish (which appeared to have the auxillary dorsal fin and silvery color which I associate with the mackeral group) were chasing small fish to the surface of the water. The attendant Hawaiian Noddies then fluttered at the surface of the water, frequently alighting to pick up these fish. The island itself was at present deserted of inhabitants but a single house with many scrawny chickens and graded sizes of pigs indicated that this isla supports at least one family. Hermit crabs were less abundant than they usually are but the small skinks with blue tails and black dorsal stripes were more abundant here (or at least appeared so) than they were on any other island so far this trip. They were especially abundant in the coconut debris and other vegetation rooted about in by the pigs.