K. Ameuman 1964 Taong, Atoll, Marshall Islands on the east (ocean) side. Sida and Spongia constitute the main part of the herbaceous ground cover, in patches, between the high vegetation where it is discontinuous on the west side. These patches reach to about the middle of the island, sometimes further. Other plants include Portulaca (?), and a grass, possibly Cyperus, associated mainly with the Scaevola + messerschmidia along the outer edges and in open areas, Lepturus, another herbaceous type, another vine and a single large tree - Pisonia. Six of us departed camp in the rafts for Kamome about 1230, leaving Roger behind. landed on the island about 1345. One raft went off briefly to explore the next island. We found the Sooty Terns and Wedgetails which were nesting on Sibylla, in good numbers. There are large areas of grass along the west side of this island, backed by a belt of Sida + grass. The Scaevola and Messerschmidia cover the eastern third of the island, being quite open on the west and dense adjacent to the east beach. Fairy Terns very numerous here, even more so on the next (North) island. Perhaps 1/3 of the population nesting, half with eggs and half with chicks of all stages. Red-footed