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They are fairly tame owing, no doubt, to the fact that they have 

 no enemies and that the island is very rarely visited by men. They 

 have also, for the same reason, improved very little in activity. 

 They can be run down and Captured by an ordinary active man, and 

 our party caught several in this way, including a fine full-sized 

 be-goat. 



They are of various colours — grey, brown and black or parti-co- 

 loured. Had they predacious enemies to contend with, they would, no 

 doubt, even in the short period of 16 years they have been on the 

 island, have acquired a more uniform colouration; but, under existing 

 circumstances, a sober protectively coloured animal has no advantages 

 over one more conspicuous. 



The scarcity of fresh water on the island has also given rise to a 

 curious habit. The goats quench their thirst with salt water ! It 

 was originally supposed that they drank at the hot spring; but this, I 

 think, is improbable from the fact that the time of low water, when the 

 spring is accessible, varies from day to day, and a thirsty goat coming 

 for a drink at or near high tide would be doomed to disappointment, 

 and would not have sense to sit down and wait a few hours for the 

 tide to fall. As a matter of fact, the he-goat which I brought to Port 

 Blair at first actually refused fresh water, and walked down deliberately 

 to the seashore for a drink. 



The following birds were observed on the island. The numbers 

 refer to the " Fauna of British India", Birds :— 



(226). Zosterops palpebrosa. (The Indian White Eye). — Very 

 common and, no doubt, resident. 



(557). Musckapa grisola. (The Spotted Flycatcher). — Noticed a 

 few birds of this species inside the crater. This is also a resident 

 species. 



(847). Anthus cervinus. (The Red-throated Pipit). — Shot one out 

 of three seen on a grassy patch below the central cone. These birds 

 are, of course, migratory. 



(1120). Eudynamis honorata. (The Common Koel). — A cold- 

 weather visitor as in the Andamans. 



(1137). JPalceornis magnirostris. (The Large Andaman Paro- 

 quet). — This bird is numerous, and, doubtless, breeds on the island. 



(1221). Halaetus leucogaster. (The White-bellied Seaeagle). — 

 A few of these eagles were seen soaring above the island. 



