Lehner P. 1964 120 Nov. 11 - continued 2 pond reported to contain ducks; Dave went off swishing his insect nets at the various invertebrates, much to the glee of the native children; when we reached the pond (a muddy waterhole less than ½ acre in size) we saw no ducks, but we did see a large shorebird that reminded me of a Willet; it stayed out of range and then disappeared when we tried to skirt the pond; we continued south along the island passing by little settlements which received us with much interest; we came to a large tidal flat that was exposed (being low tide) and followed the tidal channel back into the interior of the island where it became a kind of swamp with scattered growths of a hydrophytic hardwood reminiscent of alder; in the basin-swamp we saw a few, Reddy Turnstones, Golden Plover, Wandering Tattler, Bristle-thighed Curlew and Fairy Terns; we saw one Crested Tern offshore, one mottled Reef Heron and fairly numerous Common Noddies; the overall density of birds is very low in contrast to the vegetation which is extremely thick, except in the coconut plantations; we returned to the main village the way we came; we were brought to a halt in one of the outshirt villages where the women adorned us with leis and gave us fans and map cowries; (over)