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(,24 14 1 If., 194 00’ E.) (Minamitoroshima of the Japs) 
About 4 miles in circ., with area of about 740 acres; 60 ft. high; 
vooded; borderc1 by unite sandy beach; landing difficult. 
Claimed by Japan and ''leased to a Japanese who exports albatross" etc. 
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From Octooer to January is the season for obtaining the birds, and at tha' 
time about 50 laborers are brought from Arzobispo or Bonin and Hachijo-ga Is." 
ILA. Bryan visited Marcus early in August, 1902. At that time the two 
species of albatross had been almost completely exterminated, and several other s 
species were reduced in numbers. He recorded 18 spp. of water birds and waders, 
ouv otners probaQxy occur rater in the year. Ho land birds were seen, Kicranous 
marcu.,,i Bryan was described from here. 
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The Japs would not permit Bryan to take a gun ashore, and his collection 
was obtained by trapping, etc. The Japs netted the birds used by them. 
Bryan though t ohere would prove to be an island 50-75 miles north and 
east of Marcus, indicated by the direction of flight of the birds. 
...The island appeared as a low level line, light near the water's edge and 
dark from heavy brush above. Large blocks of stone appeared at intervals along 
the beach. Tue ship worked along until.we sighted the passage on the south leading 
into the lagoon...A small cove marked the entrance into the lagoon and here we 
found calm water. 
I found a rough rocky beach with no sand and spent an hour in looking over the 
small western island and the western end of the eentral isalnd for the most 
suitable camp save. A pxac~ was chosen 150 yards west of the lagoon entrance on 
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