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that its luster was due to the reflection of the sunlight from the 

 smooth, glossy leaves of a species of Ranunculus or Caltha^ some- 

 what like R. Ficaria. In the second lake I collected several 

 marsh plants: the common mares-tail {Hippuris vulgaris), a 

 water mil • foil {Myriophyllum elatinoidcs), Liniosclla aqiiatica, a 

 small yellow-flowered Ra^iuncuhis, and a species of Sphagnum 

 not in fruit. Around the lake grew a number of sedges, rushes 

 and a handsome grass, from which some wren-like birds flew up, 

 as I waded through it. Near by in a barberry thicket a jet black 

 starling or troupial was hopping restlessly about, and a pair of 

 fly-catchers were building their nest, the male jet black, with a 

 mantle of russet-red, the female with a much Hghter, faded-look- 

 ing dress. 



On returning to the boat, which had been drawn up on the 

 beach, I (ound that our sailors had been amusing themselves by 

 killing a skunk. This they had accomplished without unpleasant 

 consequences by keeping well to the windward while they stoned 

 the animal to death. A fire was now started under the lea of the 

 boat, the dried Macrocystis strewn upon the beach making excel- 

 lent fuel, and while some of the sailors were preparing co^^^^ I 

 busied myself collecting algae along the beach. 



Among the red foliaceous forms were a handsome Delcsscria, 



the brightly colored Callophy 

 Pacific coast, and Ptilonia Ma^ 

 ilar. I collected also an exquisitely delicate Plocamhtm.d, dense 

 feathery /V//(?/^, Cerafnium nibrum, Cdiaphanum, Codiumtovien- 

 tosum^d^nd the coarse Durvilla^autilis, which somewhat resembles 

 a giant Laniinaria. Among the green species were the common 

 Ulva lactuca, Enteroinorpha compressa and a tufted Cladophora ; 

 and to complete the list I will mention Porphyra laciniata and 

 the common Rhodomenia palmata, both of which were abundant. 

 The hunters now returned loaded down with as much game 

 as they and their men could carry. They had killed quantities 

 of geese, ducks and snipe, besides a number of smaller birds and 

 several foxes. Lieutenant Garvin, our navigator, brought me also 

 a few plants from the distant hills. The most interesting of them 

 was Embothriuni coccmetun, a shrub belonging to the Proteacea^, 

 bearing dense terminal clusters of crimson tubular flowers. 



