R.Clapp - 1964 Nov. 16. Maiana Atoll, Gilbert Islands. In to the northern end of Maiana by 1100. The reef was very shallow and it took us along time to reach the shore. The expanse of flats was more than a mile across and the outer section was primarily rocky coral which became more and more sandy as you approached the island. Trigger- fish were seen in the shallow pools among the coral and brittle stars were numerous. Ecologically these flats appear to very different from those found on Makin. This area suported primarily Wandering Tattlers and Reef Herons with a few Crested Terns perched on the outer rocks. Binion went to the village on the left with George while Larry went one way with the 12 gauge and Ken and I went the other with the 16. As we moved south along the beach the area became more and more sandy and we spotted scattered numbers of Ruddy Turnstone and Golden Plover as well as 1 or 2 Bristle-thighed Curlew and about 8 Godwits. Some 15 Crested Tern were roosting on the sand flats, both adults and immatures, but I was unable to obtain any. One of the small islets (twenty yds. acorss) off the end of the village towards which we were headed had about 6 Black-naped Terns on it. Adults were with well flying immatures. Some 20-30 Common Noddies were seen in the Palms bordering this village, and small numbers of Fairy Tern and Hawaiian Noddy were flying overhead. Returned to the ship by 1:00 P.M. and the ship shifted anchorages to the southern end of the island. All of us went ashore with the exception of Larry, who stayed on the ship to skin birds. The trip in to the village took 1 1/2 hours by raft and it was 4:15 before we reached the island. Ein single bare-breasted was present on shore but was a great disappointment. By the time Binion finished talking with the police officials, etc., it was nearly 5. I finally got out with the shotgun and worked to the south of the village on the outer beach for about one mile. In this stretch we saw about 200 Ruddy Turnstone, 50 Golden Plover, 40 Wandering Tattler,