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1964 
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Oct* 11 Sibylla island 4 Taongi Atoll 
^•oent the morning exploring the southern end 
of °ibylla Islet and the next islet to the south. 
Stopred and did rot ro onto the final islet which 
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was barren of vegetation as we had to be back 
for a radio check at ^:O0. 
The second islet, the one below Sibylla, 
was quite barren. Only Red-tailed Trouicbirds 
were nesting on it under the Scaevola* A fairy 
tern nest was seen about 4 feet ur> on the 
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horizontal blanch of a Messerwchmid tia. 
Molluscs were uncommon, in the sea wrack but 
two kinds of killer clam shells were seen on the 
lagoon side of the island. One was the sort 
seen in the Phoenix Islands. 
Several small cones similar to Hebrew cones 
were found in the sea wrack and a larger form 
was foudd in front of comp. 
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