Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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3. Tournefortia trees, large patch middle W. side, small patch S.E. side and a few isolated trees. 4. Noni tree - one tree on W. side at S.W. corner of dug up area. 5. Sesuvium meadows and patches about lagoon, south of it and in various low places. 6. Epomeoa vine (Plant Spec. 31) (with white flower), large patches in various parts of island. 7. Ipomea pes-copri (with purple flowers), small patch near guano hill and landing. 8. Boerhaavia) (Plant Spec. 32) )Covers most of the flat land not otherwise occupied. 9. Portulaca ) 10. Lepturus (bunch grass) not very abundant, but small patches here and there. 11. Sida - stunted plants scattered among 8 and 9. 12. Beach runner, large patches at N. end and other patches along beach barrier. 13. Plant (No. 29) with red panicle (also found at Nassau and Puka Puka) not abundant, patches toward N. 14. Weed (No. 30) (common about Honolulu) small patches behind landing and among diggings. Sea birds very abundant, especially terns, frigates, boobies. Rats and lizards quite abundant. Insects the same as found on Canton and Phoenix:- Lep. Large brown and white moth on kou, with spotted, salmon and black cater- pillars; white moth with red and black spots on Tournefortia, small gray moth, small brown and white moth; white micros. Hym. Black ants, small black ants, red ants, pale ye low-brown ants. Dipt. Large Sarcophoyid, large green muscid, small yellow, small polinose, small black, small Ephydiid about pools, small black along sea coast, small delicat gnat. No mosquitoes. Hem. Leafhoppers in Boerhaavia, Sida, Sesuvium, Lepturus, Portulaca, Reduriols- like bug, mealy bug. Coleo. Black spotted orange cocindllid; small black tenelinorid; dermestid; small flat brown, spotted beetle. Proterhinus in bunch grass and one in Boerhaavia (not seen before on trip). Embyiids, sowbugs, thrips, mites, small crickets (?) in bunchgrass roots.