We set up csrap on the southside of south©? t island "between the ponds 
and the beech, near the left or vest end of the ponds. The island is 
larger than I had expected though quite low in barring as we had 
anticipated. Mos of the suffice is dotted with chunks coral. There 
are most no bushs of any sort, and the ground for the most part has 
only a Scsntforla. The besehs are spep and narrow with mostly course 
snad. The lagoon between the two sections of the island nearly 
separates the secti ns, and the lagoon srea is almost off frcro the 
sea. There is a sand spit between the two sections on the north 
and it is possible to waid ©crocs at the southern end in water about 
knee deep. There is a large rock ledge alone the southern side of 
the lagoon in the western half of the island. The western half is 
very plat and lower than the easttcrn larger section. It has less 
vegetation than the eastern section. We set up camp replaced the 
floor in the tower. Fred then went after some gulls we had seen 
when we had landed. Binion set up marking flags alone the eestwest 
lane which the ships ernes set up. This afternoon we bounded Albatross 
alo af about 200 Blackfoots on the eatern portion of the island. We 
have seen numerous sharks in the waters quite close to the island. 
There ere many thousand Albatross of both species bnesting here. There 
chicks are larger than those w® saw on Midway. All three species of 
boobies ere nesting and some Frlgatebirda. We saw four tropiebirds; 
there are many Booty Terns in the air over the island but, w© have 
noted none on the grating as yet. Bonin island Peprels ©re apparently 
using the island for nesting, we have seen golden plover, tern stones. 
and br *tle 
