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Red-footed * 125 
Christmas I.shearwaters75 §000 
Wedge-tailed " 100,000 
Pfcfcgate birds, 12,500 
Laysan teal 6 
flightless rails 2,000 
Wandering tattlers a few 
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Pacific golden plover 
Turnstones 
Laysan honey eaters 
Laysan finches 
Miller birds, a few< 
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2,700 
It will fee noted that these do not add up to the total 
given, but the list serves to indicate the relative numbers 
of the various species, 
o. In December, 1936, Laysan was visited by a party of 
scientists aboard Templeton Crocker’s yacht "Zaca”, While 
they did not have time to make a detailed count of birds, 
their estimates ana descriptions of the island indicates 
that a distinct "comeback” is in progress. They note that 
the vegetation appeared fairly continuous, except for sandy 
beaches. There were two coconut palms and one ironwood tree 
( Casuarlna ) near the ruins of the former camp; there also 
were four ironwood trees on the north side of the lagoon. 
Bunch grass ( Eragrostis varlabills ) had established itself 
on the rim* Pickle weed ( Sesuvium portulacastrum ) was abundant 
around the margin of the lagoon, especially on the north side. 
Patch of makaloa sedge, Gyperus laevlgatus . at the northwest 
bend of the lagoon, Y/aist high Bcaevola frutesoens (tfee shrub 
known as ”beach magnolia”on Midway) at the south end of the 
island. Beach morning-glory ( Ipomoea pes-oaprae ) abundant on 
the southwest beaches. Bunch grass ( Lepturns repens ) becoming 
common. Puncture vine ( Tribulus histoides ) on the N.W. outer 
beach, A few shrubs of Ghemopodium sandwlcheum . Scattered 
patches of tobacco growing wild toward south end and near 
old houses. 
No rabbits were seen, but there were 5 seals ( Monaohus 
sohauinslandi ) and 15 turtles. The birds observed were as 
follows: 
Laysan albatross, abundant along lagoon beach. 
Black-footed albatross, some on N.& 1, sand beaches, 
Nod$y tern (Anous stolidus) 3 or 4 at S, end, 
Hawaiian tern. ( Anous minutua melanogenys ) 
about 40 in the ironwood trees. 
White tern ( G-ygis alba ) 4 or 5 around house ruins. 
V*edge-tailed shearwaters ( Puffinus paoiflous 
ouneatus ) many dead seen, others in holds, 
Bonin island petrels, 3 seen, 
Bulwer’s petrel, 1 " 
No tropic birds seen, § 
Blue-faced boobies, about 50 seen at south end, 
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