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Not finding water here will oblige us tn slight James Island soiuewliat, I am 

 afraid. 



Sept. 27. — All hands landed early and collected till 1 1 a.m. I got a fine 

 flamingo iu lagoon. First seen. One of the lagoons is full of salt, and is evidently 

 used by Mr. Cobos and vessels for obtaining salt. Signs of donkeys and pigs are 

 abundant, but they must be in the high interior, where they can get water. Worked 

 all the afternoon ])utting up birds. 



SfjjI. 28. — All hands collected this morning and put up birds in afternoon. 

 Got a load of cactus for tortoise. Trees larger here than any that we have seen thus 

 far. The black males of Camarhynchi were more common here than on other 

 islands visited. Beck and I shall be going into the centre of the island to-morrow. 



Sept. "-.'O. — This morning at five r>eck and myself started for the interior of the 

 island, leaving Hull aud Drowne to collect and put up what birds they could. 

 After a very hard walk, at noon we found ourselves on the top of the island. The 

 vegetation is tropical in appearance, and if it were not for striking a pig-trail we 

 could not have got in at all. We saw a number of hogs, and Beck shot a small pig. 

 We also saw two very fine donkeys. Dark Geospiza strenua and Pi/rocep/ialus, very 

 common, and well up the mountains. Pijrocephalus very tame, allowing themselves 

 to be knocked down with a gun-barrel. Secured a small mouse. At 1.40 we started 

 for vessel (it was so wet that we could not camp for the night), arriving at beach 

 at 0.20. I was very tired, and shall remember this as a very hard trip. Found the 

 boys had put up about thirty skins. 



Sept. 3ii. — Hoisted anchor after breakfast and started for Sullivan Bay; but the 

 wind died out entirely, and at bed-time we had made no progress. Put iu the day 

 packing birds. To-day it has been very hot. 



Oct. 1. — Still calm till about 3, when it breezed uj), and in the night we arrived 

 off Sullivan Bay. Laying-to till morning. 



Oct. 2. — This morning at 8 we landed on the beach in Sullivan Bay. All this 

 end of the island is i)rincipally lava. A few bushes and cactus are scattered about. 

 Obtained about forty odd birds. They are in much poorer plumage than those at 

 James Bay, being much worn. This is evidently entirely dne to the rough, harsli 

 nature of the surroundings. This afternoon we have been sailing towards Indefati- 

 gable Island. We are in hoj)es of striking water. 



Oct. 3. — Spent the day beating up from oif Seymour Island to Gordon Hocks, 

 looking for water, as Pilot book says there is water on N.E. side of Indefatigable. 

 Presume this is a typographical error, as there is no water here. They undoubtedly 

 allude to a place called I'nerte de la Aguada, twelve miles IVom N.E. end. About 4 

 we dropped anchor in 1.") fathoms in the passage l)etweeu rocks aud mainland. 

 Just as we were anchoring sighted a small boat in the passage with several people in 

 it. Hoisted a flag and pulled over to the boat. Found an Englishman, T. Lovick, with 

 a Portuguese and an Indian from C!harles Island. Invited them on board. They 

 had supper and will sleeii on the vessel. Levick says that (Charles Island now has 

 fifty peojjle there. It is being colonised by a man by name of Gill, from Guaya(piil. 

 He says that it is almost impossil)le to get to the top of Indefatigable. He says there 

 arc donkeys, dogs aud fruit away on the top of the island, and goats on Barrington. 

 He gave us mucli information, which will be of use, in return for a little fiour and 

 tobacco. 



Oct. 4. — This morning early we bade our Charles Island friends good-bye. 

 Landing about 7, we secured a few birds — mostly in worn i)lnniage. ( 'ame on board 



