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the contents saved for supper, and made into omelet. The}- were richer than 

 hen's eggs. 



Not. 14. — Snnday. Toot a rest. Saw a tiger shark in the morning, 8 to lu ft. 

 long. 



Nor. 1.5. — Started off in the yawl boat, and went up the west shore. Obtained 

 nine flamingoes and a few Nesomimus, boobies, penguins, and a few waders and hawks. 

 ^Ve saw several white egrets, but could not get them. Returned at sujjper time. 

 The flamingoes were wading iu a slim}- ooze. In doing so they would sink in about 

 in., up to the tarsus. When shot we had to wade into this ooze to recover them. 

 In one case Beck got in up to the breast — a very disagreeable business. On coming 

 out we would be covered with muck, and would have to scrape it off as best we could, 

 there being no water near to wash in. 



Noi:. 16. — Skinned birds all day. Harris went off in yawl to find out about 

 anchorage at " La Tortnga," on Albemarle Island. 



Soc. 17. — Skinned several iguanas and sea turtle. Got under way in the 

 afternoon, during which operation the kedge anchor was lost. Sailed around to La 

 Tortuga, and came to anchor about 2 miles from here. 



Nov. 18. — Went ashore near a deserted hut, where we left onr surplus baggage. 

 Soon after landing we sighted some cattle within 300 yards of the shore. Although 

 several shots were fired, they got away. There was quite a grove of plantain trees 

 here, and we picked several bunches of bananas. Harris and myself started inland, 

 while Hull and Beck followed the shore, working the lagoons. There were some fair 

 cattle trails leading inland through the brush for some distance: but these finally 

 ceased, and we had to give it up. We started back for the shore, but got lost, and 

 it was noon when wo reached it, coming out about a mile below the hut. Found land 

 birds very scarce, but took a few Gfospi^a and Nesomimus. After lunch I started 

 down the shore, and got several teal, gulls, a heron, stilt, turnstone and sandcrling. 

 Teal were very numerous. Beck got two flamingoes and a blue heron. We left for 

 the vessel about 3 in the afternoon. Turtle numerous and breeding here. 



Noc. 19. — Up anchor at o a.m., but the wind died out, and as the current set on 

 shore had to drop it again. Then we kedged her out again, using a bag of sand in 

 place of the anchor lost. Wind starting, we headed for Iguana Bay. 



Noc. 'M. — Sailed up to " Iguana Cove " with a good breeze, but the captain 

 refused to anchor there, considering it dangerous. We took the six iguanas which 

 we brought alive from Barrington Island, and skinned them. They had apparently 

 taken no nourishment since capture, and were gradually starving. All females, and 

 contained eggs. 



Nor. 21. — Sunday. Intended to go ashore and collect, but the vessel had 

 drifted off during the night, and was becalmed 15 miles off. 



Nor. 22. — Calm all day ; made no progress. Hull, Beck and myself went out 

 in the skiff and secured about 25 birds, mostly Procellaria. 



Nov. 23. — Quite a breeze. We managed to get to Iguana Cove by dark, but 

 not in time to work. 



Nor. 24. — Wind had almost died out, and we were quite a distance off the 

 island again. We tried to beat up to Iguana ( 'ove, but failed, so set sail for Tagns 

 Cove. This makes several days they have spent trying to get near enough to 

 Iguana Cove to put off in the boat. 



Nor. 25. — Quite a little wind, and we managed to get as far as the N.E. end 

 of Narborough by night. There we were becalmed for a while — just long enough 



