. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. i fite f, Zoo uArdl (JiiSTAn< e<w. ! ! TaKen Worn â SIfcjc In »ri^p tto*i<*rds. ! i I ! ! ! ! I i -J I i I ! Figure 12. Sketch map of Grass Island, Pearl and Hermes Reef, from Wetmore's journal. April 28, Saturday This morning we disembarked again at seven at Southeast Island. Dr. Wilson went ashore and with three guns and several additional beaters we put on a rabbit drive over the entire island. The number killed today (and on the 26th) made a total of 90 rabbits. I estimate that perhaps 30 remain.
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. i fite f, Zoo uArdl (JiiSTAn< e<w. ! ! TaKen Worn â SIfcjc In »ri^p tto*i<*rds. ! i I ! ! ! ! I i -J I i I ! Figure 12. Sketch map of Grass Island, Pearl and Hermes Reef, from Wetmore's journal. April 28, Saturday This morning we disembarked again at seven at Southeast Island. Dr. Wilson went ashore and with three guns and several additional beaters we put on a rabbit drive over the entire island. The number killed today (and on the 26th) made a total of 90 rabbits. I estimate that perhaps 30 remain. The animals were wilder than on Laysan and usually ran as soon as they saw us. I killed all that I saw without compunction, whether sitting or running. Men did some excavating under a pile of coral rock near the old camp and unearthed a human skeleton that had been buried in a box, now rotted partly away. The skull was apparently that of a Japanese 20 to 25 years old. Estimates on the age of the burial varied from 3 to 8 years. Additional study seemed to indicate that the camp was that of a crew of a wrecked sampan. I killed a yearling seal here and one slightly older, getting them both [= each] with a single shot through the neck from the . This seems the most effective place to hit them as it paralyzes them instantly. Of the eight that I have shot not one has moved other than to open the mouth or to roll the eyes. About 125 seal have been seen on the three islands explored here and undoubtedly more inhabit the islands in the northern part of the reef. In all I have actually seen 200 seals here and at Ocean Island in the past ten days. Stomachs of two taken contained remains of 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 (
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