. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 79. Figure 22. Camp on the cliffs of Necker Island. June 19, 1923. At noon I returned to camp and spent the afternoon in skinning. Schlemmer and I skinned 4 albatrosses and 2 frigatebirds on the the hill this morning to avoid the labor of bringing the entire birds to camp. This morning I awoke at the first sign of day and found a heavy bank of clouds at the horizon. The rising sun's rays tinged these with rose and as if at a signal the terns came rushing out overhead in a great flock. From my cot, which is pla
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 79. Figure 22. Camp on the cliffs of Necker Island. June 19, 1923. At noon I returned to camp and spent the afternoon in skinning. Schlemmer and I skinned 4 albatrosses and 2 frigatebirds on the the hill this morning to avoid the labor of bringing the entire birds to camp. This morning I awoke at the first sign of day and found a heavy bank of clouds at the horizon. The rising sun's rays tinged these with rose and as if at a signal the terns came rushing out overhead in a great flock. From my cot, which is placed at the very edge of a rock platform, I have an uninterrupted view and though the other rock ledges lie below, I cannot see them and am 80 or 90 feet from the level of the sea. We have named this camp "Kukai Manu" for obvious reasons since asleep or awake we are sprayed at intervals with whitewash or heavier material from the hosts of terns, boobies and frigatebirds that circle overhead. [Wetmore slightly misspelled the Hawaiian; kukae = excrement and manu = bird]. June 19, Tuesday Today I worked farther out along the slopes of the island finding them rough and rocky with slight soil and little vegetation. Colonies of Red-footed Boobies and frigatebirds occur wherever there are any shrubs. Blue-faced Boobies and two species of albatross are distributed over the higher slopes. Sooty and Gray-backed Terns are everywhere. The summits of the hills are occupied by heiaus of the type previously described: the erect stones face indifferently on all sides but nearly always toward the open sea. Clambering about over the rough rock is very destructive to the shoes. A pair that I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Sci
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