-52- abandoning the others. 14° 50' S., 138° 50' W. Pukapuka (low, & inhab., according to Brigham, but there does not Clerke. seem to be any island in this spot. Location given by Brigham is 17° 23' S., 138° 35' W. Probably same as Tatakoto. Pukararo (small islet of Vairaatea; said to be inhab. at times. Pukaroa. Three Cocoa-nut Trees Id. Tres Cocotiers. Pukaroa [= Pukararo]. 58. Pukaruha (coral atoll; 7.5 x 2.2 mi.; 12 ft. high; closed lagoon Minerva. (with islets covered with bushes); wooded, with Reao (of cocoanuts and higher trees (in clusters on s. Brigham's side); wooded on n. e. side; 300 yds. on s. w. Map 22) side is low barren flat (no vegetation); few Serle. inhab. 18° 22' 30'' S., 136° 58' 30'' W. (Brigham). 18° 22' S., 136° 58' W. (Hydr. Pilot). Both Brigham and Hydr. Pilot give location and size o. k., yet this is the "Reao" of Brig- ham's map 22. Pukarunga (one of the 2 islets constituting Vairaatea; Pukarunga is Egmont. the eastern and larger islet. Queen Charlotte [- Akiaki] Queen Charlotte [= Nukitapipi] Queen Charlotte [= Nukitavake] Raefski group [= Raefsky group] Raefsky [= Tepoto] 25. Raefsky group (comprises Hiti, Tepoto, and Tuinaki; they are thickly wooded (except Hiti?); uninhab. Raefski group. Raveskoi. Seagull group. Rahiroa [= Rangirola] Rairoa [= Rangirola] Rairu [= Rangirola] 4. Rangirola (42 x 14 mi.; narrow coral belt, enclosing lagoon (with Deans. 3 wooded islets in it); n. land rim covered with Fly. cocoanuts and other trees and shrubs; s. side barren, Nairsa. with a few wooded clusters; several passes into Prince of lagoon; inhab.; mission station. Peale party did Wales. no collecting here. Original discoverers found Rahiroa. myriads of small black flies here. Comprises numer- Rairoa. ous islets (chiefly on w. & n. sides) the larger and Rairu. some of the smaller ones being wooded. Brander, Vliegen. Mohican, and Avatoru are wooded islets, and Nui Nui is a small islet at entrance to Tiputa Pass, on n. side of Rangirola.