Howland Island - Photo List 
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A view looking west. Blue-faced Booby adults and nestlings, dry 
vegetation. 
Tribulus cjgtoldes L. - dry stems - in flat area on the MW side. 
' lortSaca" iuiea' S ol. •- dry stems but some leaves still green* 
Blue-faced Booby pair, immature on stone in background (point ringed), 
x on stone in on immature Red-tailed Tropicbird, 
looking KW toward the dime above the beach, 
flew toward the W ~ flat area in back of beach, nesting Blue-faced 
Boobies. 
P. lutes Sol. in sand at the base of a small east face slope, EEW 
end, green, stems to lo in. high. 
Flat area I end looking north - note drier vegetation in area of 
greatest boobie concentration. 
Taken from MW point looking south along the shore. 
Looking MW - note depression with the beach crest in back. 
Portulaca sp. rooted in coral rubble, sand pocket, north baaeh facing 
the surf. 
Close-up of plant like Ho. 11 and growing close by: fir: petals 5, 
i/2 in, long, cleft i/$ length, style 5 parted and t 34- stamens. 
Ants commonly found in these flowers. 
Plant found at the E base of the sand pile, north end, many flowers 
and stems semi-prostrate. 
Tribulus in bloc® - flat area N end of island. About 50 percent of 
local area is composed of dry stems of this sp. 
Imature of Blue-faced Booby on rock perch, HE end of Howland Island, 
looking MW, gulch on HE side - dead Digitaria , dry Lepturus and 
Portulaca. 
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o. 2 . 554 , HE side, in bloom - growing in gravel and sand "gulch 
behind the beach. 
Portulaca - dry flat area IE side, with Tribulus and dead looking 
Digitaria, stems flat, red - growing in sandy soil. 
E. Central sit® looking H., bare ares with Tribulus and Boehaavla, and 
very dry stands of 
Central - locking west, dry Mgitarla with open areas of Boerfaaavia 
and Tribulus . Lepturus patches dispensed about area, 
HE in flat coral bedrock E of guano ruins in thin soil. Portulaca sp. 
flower yellow, 5 petals with ragged lobe ends, 4 parted style, petals 
1/2 in. long and f 22 stamens. 
On E side of pit, east of walled guano ruin, 1 large stem, all other 
young, prostrate stems rtl * 
Mid central area looking SW toward dead Qordia t rees, dry Digitaria 
and Tribulus . 
■central are® looking ¥ toward the greater Frigate 
Tates from sounds 
nest area in dead Cordla g rove. 
As above but looking Ml into depressed area - coral rock exposed, 
Lepturus and 2 sp. of Portulaca in relatively good condition. 
