-53- 20. Raraka (triangular (or oval - Findlay) 15 mi. on a side; lagoon of deep blue water, with entrance at n. w. side; wooded, with many cocoanuts; few inhab. (friendly). Seven wooded islets on s. side. Peale party saw about 10 species of birds here. 34. Rarcia (atoll about 20 x 8 mi.; lagoon, with entrance on n. w. Barclay. side; lightly wooded on e. side, but n. and w. sides Barclay de, have more vegetation, including clumps of cocoanuts; Tolly. inhab. Ravahere [= Manaka] Ravahere [= Marokau] Raveskoi group [= Raeffsky] 57. Reao (long (10-11 mi.) narrow atoll; closed lagoon, with several Clermont) small islets; wooded (cocoanuts and shrubs); de Tonnerre. inhab. 18° 34' S., 136° 20' W. (Hydr. Pilot). Pukaruha (of Brigham's map 22). Recreation [= Makatea] Reid [= Tuinaka] Reiotoua (said to be in 18° 20' S., 143° 7' W., but not recognized for Buyers group many years. 42. Reitoru (3-4 mi. circ.; a pond in middle, without entrance; low; Bird. "some wood"; uninhab. Cook called it Bird island be- Heknera. cause of the "Men-of-War and several other sorts" Heueru. found here; birds in large numbers said to still occur. Hikuera. 36. Rekareka (atoll 5 mi. circ.; lagoon with boat entrance on n. e. Goodhope. side; well wooded; inhab. (few and friendly). Resolution [= Tauere] Romanzoff [= Tikei] Rurick [= Arutua] Saken [= Katiu] San Miguel [= Amamuraro] San Pablo [= Hereheretui] San Quentin [= Heraiki] St. Elmo (a group reported by Quiros, but not since found in the posi- tion reported - 21° 20' S., 143° 50' W.) St. Paul [= Hereheretui] St. Simeon [= Tauere] Schadelyk Ids. [= Palliser group] Seagull [= Raeffsky group] Serle [= Pukaruha] Sondergrond (of Le Maire & Schouten) (May = the King George Ids.) Spiridoff (of Kotzebue) [= Takapoto] 30. Taenga (10 x 5 mi.; low; lagoon, with openings at n. e. and near Holt. s. w. ends; n. end of atoll is well wooded; 2 clumps Jermaeloff. of cocoanuts on s. side; few inhab. Yermaloff. Yermalov.