and the ocean at this point, making the width over 1/4 mile. This channel must vary back and fourth, for it has piled up coral rocks on one side and is cutting into the vegetated bank on the north. The low herbs and shrubs continue north of this entrance, but we also have the beginning of a fringe of Pomphis, about 7-10 feet high along the edge of the lagoon. In it are boobie nests and on it I found numerous yellow brown spiders, small white moths, white microlepidoptera, a black and red young bug, Reduviolus bugs and caterpillars. Roll 12;4 Shows the pemphis barrier and low plants, on side away from lagoon, bug-net for comparison. Lizards are rather abundant now. The same or a similar hippobosud fly occurs on boobies, especially young nesting birds. Near the N.W. corner of the lagoon is a small coconut palm and opposite (W. of) it on the ocean side is another, taller one with a dozen or so nuts. Between them is a small clump of Tournefortia, about 18 feet high and 50 to 60 feet in diameter. Roll 12:5 Shows these three (2 coconuts and patch of Tournefortia) looking (11389) W. by N. from about 200 yds, S.W. of N.W. corner of lagoon. About the Tournefortia are the usual white moths with red and black spots small yellow and small black flies, white microlip and spiders. About 150 yards N. of the ocean side coconut palm is a single low, stunted kou tree (Cordia subcordata), (Plant Spec. 21), with numerous orange blossoms and some fruit, about 10 or 12 feet high and 15 feet in diameter. On it were small yellow flies, small black polinose fly, an ortalid-like fly with black markings on the wings, a small Sarcophagid fly, the ants, the micro-lep., the small white moth, and a large moth that I was unable to catch. (Caught some later). Saw the rat nearby. About 200 yards beyond (N,) is the high, steep, N.W. beach. The reef here and also both south and east is quite wide (perhaps 1/8 mile), with the waves rolling in on the N.W. point in great breakers.