xvi ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING 



PLATE PAGE 



XVII. Nest of Memla erythropleiira 298 



XVIII. The Smaller Frigate Bird {Fregata ariel) 300 



XIX. The Nest and Eggs of the Philippine Land-rail 312 



XX. The Ikan P'dang 322 



XXI. Fauna of the Islands 346 



XXII. Natives clearing away the Growth of Klenchi 



[Guiehmdina bimdoc) 372 



XXIII. The Spathe of the Coconut Palm 380 



XXIV. The Flower Spike of the Coconut Palm 380 

 XXV. Young Nuts developing on the Flowering Stems when 



the Infertile Flowers have been shed 380 



XXVI. Young Coconuts in stage klapa chinker 380 



XXVII. Green Coconuts in stage klapa miida 380 



IN THE TEXT 



FIG. 



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1. A Wedding Group in Cocos-Keeling 52 



2. Fvngia : Living speciiiien 58 



3. Fungia : Same Specimen Dead and Dried 58 



4. Montipora Colony, Living 60 



5. Montipora Colony, Dead and Dried 6"l 



6. A Section through a Portion of an Alcyonarian Coral to show 



the Relations of the Zooid to its Skeleton 62 



7. Larval Forms of Corals : Condition shortly after Extrusion Q5 



8. Larval Forms of Corals Q^ 



9. Two Young Growths of Seriatopora that have started their 



Colonies upon a Living Oyster Q6 



10. A Section thi-ough a Commencing Colony of Coenopsammia 



nigrescens 67 



1 1 . A Growth of Po777ei- 73 



