R.Clapp - 1964 Nov. 8 - Kwadjalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. I then collected birds while the rest collected fish and Dave Perkins hunted for insects. Got 3 Common Noddies and 2 Hawaiian Noddies from a mixed flock roosting on a sand spit. 2 Crested Terns were also roosting in this group, an adult and an immature, but I did not see them until they rose in flight. Both were shot over the shallow waters of the lagoon but were both too far out for wading. By the time I returned with Larry, his snorkel, his fins, et al the birds had disappeared, possibly to sharks as we saw two black tipped sharks in the channel as we approached the spot where the terns had been shot. On the island overall, I should say there were about 30 Fairy Tern (I collected) 20 Common Noddy, and a single white Reef Heron. The outer ege of the island had a wide reef (some 160 yds) but shorebirds were not numerous. About 10 Golden Plover, 25 Ruddy Turnstone, and 5-10 Wandering Tattler were all that were seen. Upon our return to the ship I went to the dentist and had three holes in my teeth (temporarily filled). (In the afternoon on the beach at North Loi I picked up a number of Strombs with red borders which appeared to be similar if not identical to those which I collected in the southern Phoenix Islands. This is the first island since there, upon which any numbers of this form have been found. Nov. 9 - Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll. Went into town in morning and did laundry. Skinned 5 Golden Plovers in the afternoon that Larry had shot this morning. He also got two ducks. The second mate arrived this afternoon and we were underway for Jaluit at 4:00.