Description 
Boerhaavia - white flowers, robust plant growing in square 
pitlGTcoral rocks, pressed and cytologies! material, stems 
to 5 feet in length. 
On mid-east side of island, flat area with Boerhaavia, 
Trlbulus and 1‘ortulaca \ a few flowers, clump's wealth* 
and" dry, partly brown and fallen over, gravel on to 
sandy 
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Portulaca lutea - thick grayish stem, large leaves, growing 
in coral sand, protected in wall of pit, mid se end of the 
island - live collection. 
Algae - beach drift left at high tide se shore - 150 feet 
of shallows at 1 to 2 feet (low tide), beach rock exposed 
along beach, sand or gravel with coral slabs above high 
tide line. 
P. lutea '* in fine -coral sand se beach above coral slabs, 
stems procumbent, leaves green, not dry, flower: large as 
compared to others «* 7 petals, 1/2 inch or more, brood 
lobes, cleft 1/5 length, 6 parted style, t 34 stamens, 
stems not red but gray-brow - preened, live and cytological 
material. 
on sc shore in 
surface), white 
coral sand (damp 2 inches below the dry 
flowers, were watered stems to 3- feet long. 
side, s 
in bloom at stem 
light on e slope of mound in sai: rfy jpa*#?***! 
terairaua, many stems of plant are dead., 
Growing, in mend of mid east beach area. In flower. 
•Sm Bristle-thighed Curlews were observed on coral rubble 
on -the north beach along with two Waadering Tattlers and one 
Buddy Turnstone. I saw two male Blue-faced Boobies fighting 
in the air over the east end of the island. They both landed 
and bright yellow beaks were observed m both at short range. 
Bear the campsite nine Bristle-thighed Curlew were seen 
upon return- in field 8:45 am - 1:15 p». lb the afternoon 
I observed a Lesser Frigate (sea unknown) attack a female 
Blue-faced Booby and catch the larger of two disgorged 
fish (dropped from about 45 ft.) She Sooty Tew colony at 
the se end appears much larger. Many nestlings are found 
naming about. 
