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TONGAREVA ISLAND.
MacFarlane stopped here Oct. 25, but says "no birds were
observed." The island at that time (1884) had a population of 3
whites and 370 "natives."
VOSTOK ISLAND.
Megalopterus melanogenys (Gray).
MacFarlane got two skins "and some of their eggs" on Oct.
22, 1884. He makes no further comment on the presence or absence of
birds, but observes that the island was uninhabited at this time.