Johnston . B. 
1964 
13 
16 Apr Wpkf I sland 
by drou#frts end. typhoons; - Iso VeVe was nearly totally devastated by 
militsfy activity between. 1941 and 1945. 
Where the salinity Is too hi**h , Peierhls end "eauvitun form the normal 
v e get at ion, 
T onrnef or tie wood lend is f fairly stable stage; undisturbed it may rive 
rise to risen 5a or Pi n on ir -Cordis forest. "ournefortic.: colonizes successfully 
b£ re sand and gravel* so it may Immediately succeed itself if destroyed 
by storms * 
Home plants? s?-nd spar©. Be made ndcr*b preset r 4 soni* (PnVa-tJ?ee with 
greenish flowers); Oesuvltup ooytnlaca^trnm (seaside purslane); dwarf 
polnsettlal > es>.uhlg gcldula (tree or shrub with white floweret; 
17 Apr In morning we went ut to Ifuku Point* Partly cloudy and intermittent rain 
later on until early afternoon# ! ent into ' onrnefortlo: woodland looking 
f or . ed -foote d Booby n Preet Frig r te-bird neets . Phare were 15 of the 
booby nests in 5-0 irees , some trees containing m many as 3 nests* lEach 
nest was a simple platform of stick© which you co-id see through from 
below, Evidently each xscupied nest contained an eg- — adults were sitting 
tightly. In one nest there was a l c rge» white downy young— differed from 
rovn Booby young by having blackish bill. On adult Instead of being 
essentially black md white, was of the dusty plum&ged color phase. Those 
boobies generally set closer than did the frigate-birds but were less 
prone to return once they had flown off. The adult came in and regurgitated 
a fish for the yng. booby. All nine of the frigate-bird nests were in 
2 trees, 10-12 feet off the ground. These trees were also occupiel by - 1 
