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Nov. 4. — -00116016(1 about 45 birds. Had tlieiu uii by 2.30 p.m. Then we blew 

 some eggs collected some time previous. 



NoK. 5.— Started for the top of the island, taking lunch, intending to remain all 

 day. Reached the summit in good time, and separated. All hands returned by 

 4 p.m. Hull and Beck obtained some Certkidea* probably a new species. Harris 

 secured a bobolink. I took one of the swallow.s that resemble the barn swallow, 

 the third taken on this island; also four specimens of the Camarhi/ncktis — the only 

 ones taken here thus far. Beck found a nest of Pyrocephalns containing one egg 

 and one young bird. 



Nov. G. — Skinned yesterday's birds and cleaned guns. Loaded cartridges, etc. 



Noi:. 7 (Sunday). — Went ashore after breakfast. Remained on land a couple of 

 hours, said " adios," and went on board. Captain Levick came with us. After 

 dinner hoisted anchor and sailed around to " Post OfHce Bay," and dropped anchor 

 there, taking only an hour or so to make this change. 



Nov. 8. — Went on shore early, collectiug. Visited a lagoon near the shore, 

 where it was said tlamingoes could be found, but saw only one. There were a hundred 

 or more teal in the place, also stilts, sauderlings, black-bellied plover, turnstone, 

 yellow-crowned night heron and curlew. Captain Levick was carried back in the 

 yawl boat. 



Nov. 9. — Got up at 3.15 a.m., hoisted anchor, and sailed for Albemarle Island. 

 Weather a little rough. Got over to Albemarle and anchored on the S.E. side at 

 2 p.m. Saw Lams J'liUginosiis flying around the vessel. 



Nor. 10. — Got up at 5.30 a.m. and went ashore. Lauded in a little cove where 

 a fresh-water stream entered into the ocean. The Laras fuliginosus were very 

 numerous about this place. The banks of the stream were lined with a thick growth 

 of mangroves. Among these trees were a large number of yellow-crowned night 

 herons (Ni/ctanassa violacea). Saw several of the great blue herons (^Ardea herodias), 

 one of which we shot. It was very difficult travelling through the brush, and we did 

 not get very far inland. The brush was thick, and so interlaced with vines and 

 thorns as to be almost impenetrable. Secured Mi/iarchus magnirostris, Nesomimm 

 parculus, Certhidna oUcacea, and several species of Camarhi/nchus and Geospiza. 

 Harris and Beck killed several flamingoes. Beck secured a Gallinula. 



Nov. 11. — Hull, Harris, and Beck went on shore collecting. I remained on 

 board, and skinned tliree flamingoes and some herons left over from yesterday. At 

 noon the party returned with two flamingoes, a white egret, herons, gulls, etc., which 

 we skinned in the afternoon. They also brought in an immense black iguana, 

 measuring 49'50 in. from tip to tip. 



Nor. 12. — Started early to penetrate into the interior, hoping to go as far as the 

 growth of green vegetation. Beck and myself went together ; he carried a gnn and 

 I the machete. We landed a little to the west of our usual place, and started out 

 N.W. We got into such a thick growth of brush near the shore that we were 

 unable to get through it, and had to back out and go to the west, where it was better. 

 All the way, as far as we went, the character of the ground was about the same for 

 the most part — rocky, with little ridges and valleys. Occasionally we met little 

 patches of a few hundred yards where the walking would be very fair. We fonud 

 tortoise and cattle trails quite numerous, and by means of these and the machete we 

 made good progress. The vegetation changed gradually the higher up we advanced; 

 taller trees and more green bushes appeared. We got several miles inland (estimate 



* It is a new furm, Certhidea olivacea ridytcayl nobis. 



