of the water. Occasionally small octopi are eaten. not scavengers and do not eat refuse. Terns are The food of the shore birds is composed mostly of insects and small wmustacea found on the beaches. At Aaraanbiru one shore bird was taken in addition to the terns, and at Rojoa the collection consisted entirely of shore birds. The shore birds taken included the golden plover (Plu- vialis dominica fulva), the wandering tattler (Heteroscelus in- canus), and the turnstone (Arenaria interpes morinella). Shore birds are not desirable specimens for the purposes of this survey because of their extensive migratory habits, but were col- lected when terns were not available. In the instances where shore birds were taken, however, the factor of migration was of little consequence. It was apparent that these birds were on the island where collected at the time of the detonation, as they were injured and burned to such an extent they were unable to fly. Rojoa was the closest island to ground zero on which live birds were seen or taken. The birds at Runit, Rigili, and espe- cially at Rojoa had been burned, sometimes to the bone, and were 111 (Pigs. 9 and 10). Birds with dark colored feathers were burned more severely than were the white fairy terns. The birds were placed on ice as soon as they were shot. The rats were returned alive in the traps. Upon return to the Oakhill the traps, with the rats, were placed in a deep freeze unit so that death occurred from freezing. - 63-