R.Clapp - 1964 Nov. 13 Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands Skinned a Hawaiian Noddy in the morning while waiting to sight Makin. Makin was sighted about 10. Two more of Huber's Green (?) Turtles hatched bringing the total that has hatched up to three. Weights of newly hatched turtles were 27-27-, and 28 gm. We all started ashore for Butaritari at 1400 towing a native outrigger sailboat with the local officials aboard. We dropped Larry and George there and went across the lagoon to Hawaiian Noddies'were very abundant there, not less than 3000 birds , I should say. We also saw about 60 frigates, both greater and lesser, at dusk, a brown booby, one apparently white- phase adult red-footed booby, 6 reef herons, 2 gray, the rest white or mottled, about 10 ruddy turnstones, about 6-8 golden plover and about 4-6 wandering tattler. While Crested Terns were not seen over the island, at least ten of them were seen in a feeding flock with Hawaiian Noddies not far from the island. Their method of feeding was distinctly different from that of the noddies. The noddies would continually course low across the surface of the water, stooping to pick a fish up, or fluttering in one spot or even alighting. While the Crested Terns fluttered at the water's surface occasionally, more often they would obtain their prey in short shallow dives, from above the substratum of feeding Hawaiian Noddy. Perhaps 10-15 Fairy Tern were seen on the island. There were likely not less than 1000 occupied nests of Hawaiian Noddy. Binion counted 200 nests in a single tree, I counted over 60 in another. All 11 of the Hawaiian Noddy collected had brood patches. One great frigate, 2 lesser frigate, 3 fairy tern , 11 Hawaiian Noddy, 1 Golden Plover, 3 reef heron, 4 crested tern, and one brown booby were collected. As we returned to the ship after dark, we heard again and again a hissing sound which sounded like a leak.