Long, Charles R. 1964 3 The burrows of Bonin Island Petrels and the light phase wedgetailed shearwater are common. Also sighted were greater frigatebirds, sooty terns, brown boobies, masked boobies, ruddy turnstones, bristle-thighed curlews and wandering tattlers. The following plant associations were observed: 1. Setaria - Boerhaavia - Tribulus 2. Eragrostis - Sesuvium - Setaria 3. Scaevola 4. Lepidium - Sicyos September 17, 1964 - Southeast Island The soil of the pool depression located on the east half of the island is dark with humus, wet and the parent material is coral sand and gravel. The Hawaiian monk seal is present with patches of epiphytic green algae. Turtles are also found on the north shore of the island. Collections of drift algae and algae in situ on rocks were made. Soil samples, cytological material of Boerhaavia and Scaevola preserved materials were secured. On Southeast Island Boerhaavia appears to be a pioneer on coral gravel bars. Tribulus is associated with Boerhaavia in these bare areas. Eragrostis is found in bare gravel on the outer parts of the island as well as on the interior. Seedlings of Sesuvium were seen in bare soil of the central depression which appear to be former booby or albatross rest sites. 15. Messerschmidtia - one small plant on the north share of the east portion of the island on the west portion of the Southeast Island dead stems of a crucifer were found (to 40 inches in length). No live plants or seedlings were present. One Casuarina seedling was uprooted.