March 7 Journal Jervis Island The vegetation on the island is still in a sorry state. The only green visible is that of the Salsolaceae that is located in the interior. Every- thing else, with the exception of scattered clumps of Tribulus and Baccharis, is burned off and brown. The Tribulus spines, thoroughly dried out and very light in weight, are maddening. One can't walk more than five feet in some areas without getting several down the back of each shoe which can be somewhat painful at times. Everywhere one looks are large numbers of dead Dermestid beetles. This island had a large thriving Dermestid population on our previous visits here. These large numbers were made possible by the large numbers of birds killed by the cats. Now with the cats nearly killed off and the terrible carrage reduced there is nothing to support such an enormous population so, apparently, they are now dying in large numbers. We found several very large soft-bodied ticks crawling about on the floor of the house this evening. These ticks are if true the same of the ones encountered on McKean Island. One and all, we're thankful that they aren't as plentiful as they were on McKean. An effort will be made to make a live collection during our four nights here. This is the first time we have observed ticks on this island- (I think.) Sacked out at .0315.