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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In sweeping bunch grass near houses, found some small gray-brown Proterhinids. Roll 21:2 The patch of bunch grass on which I found Proterhinus beetles; stone house ruins in background, looking S.W. Roll 21:3 Central part of lagoon, looking E.N.E. from middle of a large tern colony. Roll 21:4 The low hill (of guano?) and kou trees near landing place, with our tent at its foot, looking N. Roll 21:5 The same hill from the N. looking S.S.E., with a pile of coral stones in foreground. Roll 21:6 The area N. of the hill, dug up for guano; with the noni tree at the left and the N. clump of coconut palms in the background. Looking N.N.E. One of the common Hawaiian weeds grows about the guano diggings and near the landing (Plant Spec. 30). Also the red-flowered erect herb (Plant Spec. 29) which was common on Nassau and Puka Puka, but did not occur on Phoenix and Canton or on Johnson. Took wood specimen (No. 3) of large Boerhaavia stem, 4" in dia., and found a single specimen of the Proterhinid beetle on it; also small salmon colored nealy-bug and spp. of ants. Saw no landshells anywhere on Enderbury, neither under wood, stones, on plants or bunch grass roots. Fallen coconuts had on their under side thrips, orobtid mites, small mites (or crickets?) sowbugs, ants etc., but no shells. Dug quite a few termites and some roaches out of drift wood and timbers near the landing. Ipomoea pes-copri (with purple flower) patch near hill. Back to schooner. Thursday, March 20, 1924. 8: A.M. Position 4° 03' S. 171° 17' W. Noon " 4° 20' S. 171° 10' W. Steering S.E. and because of current and set making S. Sighted Sydney I. about 1 P.M. and achored off flag pale at 4:30 P.M.