August 22,

1964

(cont.)

Jackson--caught 7 rats this afternoon and should have more
in the morning.
Lowman--collected birds for study on Arji islet.
bill dowitcher,

fairy terns,

3 ruddy turnstones,

One long

2 wandering tattlers,

and a bristle thigh curlew were shot.

2

The birds

are nesting on the island but are using the trees rather than the
ground as at Namu.
the

trees.

The presence of rats may force the birds into

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