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the mice and the wrens the cats, by whatever chance they 

 became adventive on this lonely shore, have fared well, mul- 

 tiplied freely, and reverted to the original wildness of their 

 prehistoric progenitors. Birds are numerous, especially in 

 the dense cypress woods which crown the very highest mid- 

 dle region of the island, above the springs, where the 

 morning air is resonant with varied song. Of reptiles I met 

 with only two or three small lizards. In the moist parts of 

 the plateau are plenty of shallow and tepid pools, fed by 

 springs, but not even a tadpole was visible; and both sol- 

 diers and seamen assured me that none of the toad or frog 

 race were ever seen or heard on Guadalupe. Most other 

 islands off the coast of Mexico are commonly reported to be 

 alive with snakes; but no one charges this remoter and 

 more oceanic pile with harboring serpents of any sort; and 

 during my seven days of incessant rambling and climbing, 

 I did not see one. 



In the subjoined list of plants, the species marked * were 

 not noted by Dr. Palmer, and are additional to Mr. Wat- 

 son's list, published ten years since. Those marked t were 

 not observed by me. 



J,.. A Catalogue of the Mowering Plants and Ferns of Guada- 

 lupe Island. 



*Myosurus minimus, Linn. In the middle of the island, 

 and also at the north end, near springs. The specimens are 

 large, and belong to a peculiar, very slender form, which is 

 common in California, from San Francisco to San Diego. 



Kanunculus hebecarpus, Hook. & Arn. Only in the shade 

 of a large tree of Quercus tomentella, Engelm. Shorter and 

 stouter than the Californian plant; the akenes more numer- 

 ous. 



Crossosoma Caltfornicum, Nutt. Wood very brittle, ex- 

 haling a pleasant, birchy fragrance when freshly broken 



