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9. Boorhaavia - abundant mat herb.
10. Bunch grass - principally in coconut patches and near fresh water pond.
11. Mag grass (Spec. No.) (same as 10).
12. Pandanus. (only a few plants) N.W. side in hollow.
13. Portulaca - not exceedingly abundant as on previous island, plants larger.
14. Tribulus (?) with bur and yellow flower and leaves. (No. 37).
Patches in both "dry and Buka forests."
15. Ipomea vine (white flowers) climbing over Scaevola etc., principally
on S.E. side.
16. Ret panical, erect herb. (Not abundant).
17. The Sedge, along S.W. side of lagoon.
18. "Honolulu weed" same as on Enderbury. (Plant Spec. 30). Near camp and
along trails.
19. Erect herb (evidently an introduced weed) with purple flower and white
"dandilion"-like seed despersal, growing near copra camp and along trail.
20. Sesuvium, patches along lagoon and fresh water pond.
21. Talotalo, cultivated lily-like hedge.)
22. Cultivated pumpkin vine.
) Above copra camp.
)
23. Beach runner.
Summary of Insects Sydney Island.
1. Blue and white butterfly, very abundant, caterpillar is dark blue,
spiney, on Scaevola.
2. Common yellow-brown dragonfly. (Same as Hawaii).
3. Small red dragonfly.
4. Small brown dragonfly.
5. Very large blue dragonfly.
6. Houseflies (narrow fronted) abundant and "sticky."
7. "Cockroach parasite" black wasps. (abundant about herbs and grass).
8. Red ants.
9. Slender brown bug (Previously called "Reduirolis bug")
10. White microlepidoptera.