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cleaning np and packing. In the afternoon we went around Turtle Point to a sand 

 beach, hoping to get some turtle and shore birds. We shot an oyster-catcher, which» 

 with a green heron, some tnrnstone, and ringed plover, were the only birds seen" 

 There were some .small shells and sea beaver on the beach. We got two turtle 

 from this beach. When leaving we passed another little beach, and seeing three turtle 

 there, the mate, Beck, and myself landed on the rocks, it being too rough to go 

 in with the boat. We brought the turtles down to where they conld be hauled out 

 to the boat with a rope. We landed on the rocks again, and farther along cauglit 

 several big iguanas. Collected six boobies, five pelicans, some Lams, one ( 'rengrna, 

 and a few others. We noticed a large crab, of the kind most abundant here, eating 

 a somewhat smaller one of the same species. When disturbed he took his victim in 

 one claw, retreated quickly several feet, and resumed his meal. 



Dec. 4. — Skinned birds all the morning. The pelicans skinned easily. In the 

 afternoon Hull, Beck, and myself went off in the skiff for iguanas. There was a 

 big snrf running, and we found it hard to make a landing. AVe secured about ten 

 good-sized iguanas. 



J>er. (Sunday). — Rested. 



Dec. 6. — Uj) early, and started in the yawl boat for the small patch of vegeta- 

 tion on the north side of Ifarborongh Island. Not much breeze at first, but it 

 gradually freshened, and we made the distance, eight miles, in fair time. There was 

 a big snrf running, but we managed to make a landing. We saw several specimens 

 of a bird, probably a cormorant, and secured three.* The birds were wild, and kept 

 in close to the breakers, so that no more could be obtained. AVe found land birds 

 scarce and wild. We collected a few specimens of Geospiza, JS'esomimus, Dendroica, 

 Certhidea, Myiarchus, Camarhjnchiis, and Nesopclia. Several hawks were seen. 

 Black iguanas were common on the rocks, and we found probably a new species of 

 land iguana, of which we collected 32 specimens. They resembled those taken at 

 Barrington in general character, but were highly coloured with different shades of 

 red, yellow, and white. t They had holes in the gravel similar to the Barrington 

 Island specimens. AVe started back at 1 p.m., picking up another cormorant. 



Dec. 7. — Skinned birds all the morning, and iguanas the rest of the day. 

 Average length of the Narborough Island species, oS'.'iO in. They were females 

 for the most part, and considerably smaller than the males. Most of Vae. females 

 showed no signs of breeding ; only one contained seven partly developed eggs. 

 We saw a small bat in the evening. This was the only one seen. It appeared 

 dark, and about the size of the common one of New England. 



Dec. 8. — Skinned iguanas all day. Just as we were getting through, about 

 4.30 p.m., a vessel came in sight around the point, and headed up the pass l)etween 

 Albemarle and Narborough, which was followed by another and smaller one. They 

 came in the cove, and were soon anchored alongside of us. They proved to be the 

 British man-of-war Leander and the torjjedo destroyer Virago. 



Dec. 9. — Hull, Beck, and myself started off in the skiff after iguanas, turtle, 

 cactus, etc., to Albemarle. We collected about 15 good-sized iguanas and some 

 small ones. We pulled along the shore a couple of miles or so, and found a little 

 sand beach, with several turtle on it. There was a big cucumber-cactus here also, 

 and we laid in all that the boat would hold. It was smooth water when we landed, 



* Phalaerocorax harr'm. 



•j- This is evidently a new form, differing by its remarkable coloration, and may be named Cviwlophn^ 

 luhcrutatitt j)ictm aubnp. nov. 



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