Started up S. rim past kou trees, single noni (Plant Spec. 23) and large grove of Scaevola (to be described tomorrow) to the sail boat. This part of lagoon rather free of coral heads. Sailed back length of lagoon, getting overtaken by nightfall and being hung up on several coral heads before reaching lagoon entrance and ship. Friday, March 14, 1924. Ashore at 7 A.M. landing on Obs. point, against a strong current coming out through lagoon entrance. Went south and followed along entire south rim of the island to S.E. point, most of the way in a dis- agreeable drizzle of rain. In early morning a number of oval, jelly-like organisms on lagoon beach, 3" x 8" or 10" long. Eaten by hermit crabs. Saw two small purple-gray eels. Medium size sand crabs with white backs, black sides, black stalked eyes, and one large and one small white claw. Occasional brackish pools near lagoon and single stunted kou bush on arm south of coconut palms. Island rim at W. end of S. side very narrow, less than 100 yards in places, with 150 to 175 yard reef, steep sand and gravel beach and rocky ridge. Occasional pemphis bushes on lagoon side. Large lobster-like cray- fish. Very little driftwood on ocean beach for first couple of miles. Op- posite 1st grove of Tournefortia trees reef about 150 yards wide, beach with a long even bay to S.E. point. Usual vegetation, with patches of pemphis bushes at intervals on lagoon side. Shearwater holes in sand. Embiyiid in bunchgrass roots with no land shells. A little east of south of stone wharf and kou trees, and about S.W. of the lone Tournefortia tree begins a nearly continuous stand of Scaevola bushes, with occasional noni and Tournefortia trees. This extends to within about a mile of the S.E. point, a distance of about 1 1/2 miles. Most of the Scaevola