Saturday, September 27, 1924. Sovu. Underway at 6 A.M. for Sovu Islands where we anchored on the north side of the middle islet at 7:45. Ashore on small islet at 8. Roll 69:6 Sovu islets from the S.E. (11568) These islets are three in number, of rough coral limestone. The larger is on the west, with steep sides and covered with forest. It is entirely surrounded with undercut beach shell. It is about 3/8 mile long and 100 to 200 yards wide, reaching an elevation toward the east end of 230'. It much resemblos the Yangasa islets in vegetation and roughness. The middle islet is subcircular, with gentle slopes, about 200 yards in diameter and 60 foot or so high. There is a small sand beach on the N.W. end another on the S.E. The slopes are wooded and there are a number of coconut palms. It is composed of rough elevated coral limestone, but less rough than the larger islet. The smaller islet and the easternmost is elliptical in outline, about 125 to 150 yards long, 40 to 50 wide and 60 to 75 feet high. Small patch of sand on N. W. side. Its rough coral limestone slopes are covered with scrub - stunted lowland trees of several kinds, vines such as ipomoea and boorhaavia, familiar herbs - portulaca, etc., the low purple spiked shrub found on the Reid reef islets, "mailo" fern, etc. The most interesting plant is the native palm (possibly Pritchardia thurstoni?). A grove of between 200 and 300 covers the slopes and summit. There are also a few of these palms on the larger islet. Collected several specimens. In general appearance this islet resembles the small palm covered islet off Ongea ndriti. Insects include the white butterfly marked with black, H. bolina, small hymenoptera, quantities of small yellow flies, a small brown moth, fuscous ants (2 or more spp.). On the palms there were long antennied anthribids, a black Tenebraaid, and the metallic blue "jumping" beetle. Roll 70:1 Looking N. along the small islet, through the Pritchardias. Roll 70:2 The south end of the islet, looking S. (11569) Roll 70:3 Middle islet, looking west. (11570)