II 
"Sula - - (red legged species). 
"Just building on trees, but had 
not began to lay." 
[p'aale, 1848, p. 336, records 
his _3. rub'ripeda from Me 
Island.} 
"Sula fusca ." Same remarks as under 
the preceding. 
Gygis alba . 
Qqychoprlon fullginosa . j Zi ^ 
."Pelidna." 
"Scolopax ." 
Phaethon phoeniciyus . 
Frotrata " aquila ." 
,)n 
niboetru * * * ' vjboinpl | ’.. 
Marcus Island . (24° 14’ U., 154° 00’ E.) 
(Minamitoroshima of the Japs.) 
About 4 miles in circ., with area 
of about 740 acres; 60 ft. high; wooded; 
bordered by white sandy beach; landing 
difficult. 
Claimed by Japan, and "leased to 
a Japanese who exports albatross" etc. 
"From October to January is the 
season for obtaining the birds, and at 
that time about 50 laborers are brought 
from Arzobispo or Bonin and Hachijo-ga 
Islands." 
W. A. Bryan visited Marcus early 
in August, 1902. At that time the two 
species of albatros had been almost com¬ 
pletely exterminated, and several other 
species were reduced in numbers. He re¬ 
corded 18 spp. of water birds and waders, 
but others probably occur later in the 
year. Np land birds were seen, Micranous 
marcusi Bryan was described from here. 
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 thought there would prove 
to be an island 50-75 miles north and 
east of Marcus, indicated by the direc¬ 
tion of flight of the birds. 
