Johnston, D. W. 1964 8 15 Apr About 10 a.m. we drove out beside the 9000 plus ft. runway toward Kuku Point. The weather was hot, sunny and windy; weathermen predicted a high of 85 today. Beside the road and airstrip were 5-8 Golden Plovers. Four were shot with .22 pistol and rat shot. #1831. Pluvialis dominica. ? follices 1 mm. Essentially winter type plumage with about 2 doz. scattered spots in breast and abdomen. Some body molt. Wing 159 mm. 146.7 g. #1832. Pluvialis dominica. d testis 3 mm. About 3/4 breeding plumage. Wings worn. Heavy molt. Wing 166. 121.9 g. #1833. Pluvialis dominica. d testis 3 mm. About 3/4 breeding plumage. Wing 162 mm. Heavy molt. 145.6 g. #1834. Pluvialis dominica d testis 3 mm. Essentially breeding plumage with only a few scattered white abdominal features. Wing 165. Molting. 151.2 g. All these birds appeared to have heavy depots of intraperitoneal and subcutaneous fat. Subjectively, it seems to me that the plovers are getting less common on the island. Out at Kuku Pt. we parked the jeep beside the lagoon. Water was at low tide. We waded through thigh-deep water to the rocks on which Common Noddies nested last year and on which there were a dozen or more perched today. There were eleven nests each with one pale tan egg. Nest was a small (12" across) mass of sticks, very crudely constructed. On other rocks nearby Bob found 2 more nests, on one of which a Brown Booby was sitting. Intertidal life abounded with many corals, few starfish, large (12 plus ") black sea cucumbers, parrot fish, morays ( up to 2 3/4'), blennies, flounder, etc. This afternoon there was a noticeable decline in numbers of shorebirds