-48- 11. Manihi (15 x 6 mi.; numerous islets on atoll, with lagoon (opening Manhii. for vessels at s. w. end); many cocoamts; has wooded Oahe. islet in lagoon; inhab. Peale found numerous clusters Waterland. of cocoamts and "considerable other vegetation"; his Waterlandt. party spent 2 hours here (noon to 2 p. m.), and found Wilson. easy landing on lee side of id. They saw what was probably Peristera pectoralis here and found "snipes" (possibly Tringa parvirostris?) 47. Mamuhangi (6 x 1.2 mi.; low; closed lagoon; wooded, except on s. w. Cumberland. side; uninhab. Manuwangi. Manui (islet of Mangareva. Manuwangi [= Mamuhangi] Marakau [= Marokau] March[= Makaroa] Margaret[= Nukutapipi] Maria [= Moerenhout] 43. Marokau (about 10 mi. long; with 2 islets on e. side of reef; lagoon; Daubahaida. has 1 or 2 reefs fringing it; wooded for whole length; Dawahaidi. narrow passage betw. it and Manaka (s. of Marokau); Dawhaida. inhab. Hurricane of Jan., 1903, did damage here. Marakau. 18° 05' S., 142° 15' W. Ravahere. Two Groups. Maroupo[= Angatau] Marsh[= Makaroa] Martin[= Ahuni] Marutea (20 x 10 mi.; low atoll of several islets; lagoon, with entrance Ferneaux. at n. e. extreme; thickly wooded islet at n. e. end; no Furneaux. permanent inhab. This id. is "one of the most dangerous in the archipelago." 16° 54' S., 143° 20' W. 69. Marutea (11 x 7 mi.; atoll; closed lagoon, with several islets; Lord Hood. variety of evergreen trees thickly intertwined; also pandanus; "matted surface of moss and grass" beneath the trees; uninhab. 21° 31' S., 135° 38' W. 1 Matahiva (about 7 mi. long; triangular; about 12 ft. high; lagoon, Lazarev. with entrance at n. w. end; well wooded with cocoanut & Lazareff. other trees; inhab. at certain seasons. Lazaroff. Malivi. Mataiwa. Mataiwa[= Matahiva] Matia[= Makatea] Matilda [= Mururoa] 70. Maturei vavao (s. e.-most of Actaeon group; 6 mi. long; sea washes Estancelin. all over it in bad weather; no entrance to lagoon; Melbourne. wooded, except on w. side; no permanent inhab.