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the missionaries first landed at Manga Reva, the forest trees, while more 

 numerous, yet never attained the luxuriance of growth that they attain in 

 the Society and Marquesas Islands. At the present day, with the exception 

 of the forest patches just mentioned and a few trees which have been intro- 

 duced for cultivation, the islands of the group are in great part thickly 

 covered with a species of cane closely resembling that of our Southern states. 

 The fauna of Manga Reva is also extremely poor. There are no mammals, 

 and, with the exception of a " sandpiper," no indigenous birds. Sea birds 

 are few in luimber, and in our trip in the Eastern Pacific we rarely had 

 more than three or four birds accompanying us, usually tropic birds or gan- 

 nets ; often only one, and frequently none was visible for days. There are 

 a few lizards on the islands, apparently of the same species as those in the 

 Society Islands. 



The illustrations of Manga Reva accompanying this Report (Pis. 57-91) 

 have been taken to show the inner islands and the encircling reef as seen 

 from the most important points of view in the interior of the Lagoon. A 

 second set of views shows the inner islands of the Gambler group as seen 

 from characteristic positions across the line of the outer encircling reef, while 

 skirting it as close as practicable. A third set of views shows the details of 

 the islets and beaches of the encircling reef, and characteristic views of the 

 larger islands of the group. Entering through the southeast passage we see 

 on the left (PI. 68, fig. 1) the islands of Maumi and Kamaka, and the island 

 of Makaroa with its satellite Motu-teiko (PI. 68, fig. 2). 



Steaming north we come on the right upon Maka-pu anil beyond it can 

 see the southern part of Manga Reva with its high peaks Mount Duff and 

 Mokoto (PI. 64, fig 1). Plate 67, fig. 2, gives a closer view u[ Maka-pu with 

 Aka-Maru in the rear. After passing Maku-pu, Aka-]\Iaru and the little 

 island of Mekiro come into view (PL 67, fig. /). A view taken about half- 

 way between Aka-Maru and the pass leading to Port Rikitea, shows more 

 in detail than in Plate 64, fig. l, the southern part of Manga Reva with Mount 

 Mokoto and Mount Duff (PI. 64, fig. 2). Coming abreast of the base of Mount 

 Duff, Tara-Vai, and Aga-kanitai are seen to the southwest (PI. 65, fig. l). 

 From a point on the terrace at the base of Mount Duff is seen the southern 

 part of Tara-Vai and Aga-kanitai disconnected from Tai\a-Vai (PI. 65, fig. -2). 



From the channel leading into Port Rikitea, at the extremity of the spit 

 to the west of Au Kena (PI. 14), Mount Duff is seen in profile with its south- 

 ern vertical face and slope to the northward (PI. 57), towards the gap 



