face is undercut to a height of 5 to 10 feet. The highest point is about 80 feet elevation. The surface is entirely of rough cut coral limestone, with a minimum of soil. Despite the roughness and lack of soil it is well covered with vegetation on top - besides the palms there are Scaevola, Pemphis Pandanus, hau buka (?) No. 387, an epiphytic orchid - No. 396, a tree with fleshy green fruit enclosing 4 to 5 shiny dark brown seeds (called kalaka by the natives) (398) a large shrub or small tree with moderate large 5 ribbed fruit (399), Ficus, tree with 4 berries together (collected before), tree with white flowers and small red capsules (collected before) Boerhaavia-like herb (390), and quite a number collected here for the first time (Nos. 390 to 403). The insects are all concentrated. Butterflies (4 or 5 spp.) fairly abundant; large creamcolored leafhoppers, on polus, pandanus, and shrubs; white scale on stems of several shrubs; a few bugs; a longicorn beetle in Pandanus heads, etc. Collected a very few landshells from leaves. Small geckos in Pandanus heads. Several small green tailed lizards on the rocks. Large red-brown land crab, in crevice, with long lobster-like antennae. Took a specimen of the water worn limestone which was typical of much of the surface of the islet and also of the rougher localities on the main island. Roll 58:2 and 3 Palms growing on overhanging cliffs of this small islet. (11503+4) Watched two Fijian canoes in action, before a stiff breeze. The natives seem to be good sailors. To reverse the direction a native picks up the point of the mast and sail (which consists of a triangular mat, one side of which is tied to a spar) and carries it to the opposite end of the canoe. They were able to stop from full speed (6 or 7 knots) within about 25 feet and within a few seconds to have gained headway in the opposite directions.