Wetmore—Journal 
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Seed of Casuarina equisetifolia ironwood 
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Seed of Prltchardla pacifica Fiji Fan Palm 
Seed of Pritchardia gaudichaudii Hawaiian Lob Palm 
Seed of Livistonia australis Australian Fan Palm 
Seed of Calophyllum • enophyllum Hawaiian Kamani 
June 24 —...We made a cruise to the eastern sand islands in the lagoon of 
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which there were two. * 
The first and most northern of these was a curving sand spit, 1/3 of mile 
long and from five to 150 feet wide. At the widest point there was a gmall 
area 19 feet above sea level and here were a few scattered plants of Portulaca 
There was no other vegetation■on the island. From this wider point a long 
curving spit ran out to the north. 
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Three or four turtles were seen one with a front flipper missing. The 
beach was af coarse shell and corals. Very few shells were found. 
About 10 pairs of Sul a cyan ops bred here and now had well grown young. 
The isl%Ld was given its name from fond memories recalled by an empty 
Gordon gin bottle that we found cast up by the wavess 
Little Gin Island which lay aobut ^00 yards south was approximately 300 iy 
yards long by 100 yards wide in its main part and 10 feet high at the highest 
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point. Alslight depression at the summit 50 lyards across was grown with 
grass, Portulaca and another plant and was occupied by a colony of birds. Toward the 
north a sand long and narrow extended for 250 yards. At one end of ; the' island 
we found a nest of turtles eggs with developing embryos. 
On this island I recorded the follwoing birds: 
Diomedea nigripes 150 young 
Anous 125 pairs 
Puffinus cuneatus 20 pairs 
