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judging x €roa the concentration of the population on Lay can around the lagoon, it 
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seems obvious that tho lagoon edges with its saline flats and vegetation ere 
preferred, 
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Cypemn lacvigatua vas not noted on Llsianskl, On Layoan this plant appears 
to provide important nesting cover* 
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however, tho following observations were made: ; : < 
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Lav can Albatross - Tho solid stand of bunch, grass which covers the interior 
seems to provide only marginal nesting habitat for this species. The upper 
beaches andc-openings are preferred. :■ .. ■■O 
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Blaclt-footed Albatross - The "block-footo” on Lisiaaolsi appeared to be eltsost 
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fentirely restricted to tho beaches and the small open sand areas. These and. the 
"Laysans" were taostly with young about one foot high. 
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Uedqn-talled Shearwater • The interior bunch grass area is literally honeycombed 
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with the burrows of this, species and the Bonin island petrel. The ground .sur¬ 
face i a extremely uneven due, to the loose nature of the sand and constant digging 
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Toms * Sooty terns were present in largo numbers over the central part of the 
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island but were not nesting as yet, while tho few grey-bached temo seen were 
usually on eggs. The ironwood trees are used as nesting sites for Hawaiian and 
Fairy terns. 
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Boobies - Several brown boobies were seen preparing nests in the interior of the 
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island, while the blue-faced boobies seamed to prefer the edge of the vegetation 
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above the beach. Rod-footed boobies were nesting on tho Scaovol a but wero 
comparatively rare. 
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