322 E. T. Doane on the Atoll of Ebon. ° 1 
At the S.W. bend of the islet the surface is quite uneven,— 
hills and yales in miniature form and size show themselves. 
They are formed no doubt by the drift of the sand—blown u 
into little hillocks. From its elbow round to the N.E. point the 
islet possesses but little soil. It is however covered with a quite 
heavy growth of bushes and trees, all possessing a very rich 
een color—and this is indeed characteristic of the 
growth is beautiful. There is soil and rain enough to nourish 
well the tropical vegetation. 
I have not been able to obtain an exact classification of the 
the larger islets have just sufficient to raise oranges and figs, 
which the missionaries are now growing. 
This atoll is the home for a few varieties of birds. But in 
this feature of the island; the contrast is as wide between the 
“low coral” island and the “ high volcanic” one—as between 
their natural features. The high islands of Micronesia are 
largely supplied with the feathery tribe—but this atoll can 
claim only a very few bird i 
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oceasionally its 9 whistle—and these, with the addition of 
another land bird whose I have not been able to learn 
—are all the feathery songsters,this atoll can claim. _ 
