THE BIRDS OBTAINED ON THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 



After a delay because of machinery troubles at the Isthmus, the 

 Pinchot party left Balboa on June 1 and sailed out on the Pacific. 

 Early in the morning of June 4, Cocos Island (pi. 3) became faintly 

 visible among low-lying clouds on the western horizon, and about 

 noon the Marry Pinchot came to anchor at Chatham Bay. Cocos 

 Island, with its deep verdure, wonderful waterfalls, and picturesque 

 tropical appearance, was much more attractive than any of the Gala- 

 pagos group, which are interesting topographically mainly on ac- 

 count of vagaries in outline due to their volcanic origin. Bird col- 

 lecting at Cocos was carried on mainly with Chatham and Wafer 

 Bays as bases for surrounding areas. As the long-drawn-out showers 

 were almost equal to continual rain, shore work was difficult, so that 

 on June 11 the yacht was headed for the Galapagos group (pis. 4 

 to 7). 



On June 14 Tower Island was reached. From this date to August 

 26 the party visited, some of them more than once, the following 12 

 islands of the group : Tower, Indefatigable, Seymour, Daphne, Eden, 

 Duncan, Charles, Hood, Chatham, Barrington, Albemarle, and Nar- 

 borough. Of this period, over a month was consumed in making 

 two round trif)S to Panama for supplies and repairs. More time was 

 spent on Tower, Indefatigable, Charles, Chatham, and Albemarle 

 than on the others, but on Albemarle Island little opportunity for col- 

 lecting was available. At one anchorage at Indefatigable, Seymour 

 Island was near and equally available, so that no time was lost in 

 travel at this point. At Charles Island, anchorage was made at 

 Black Beach and Postoffice Bay, and the interior of the island was 

 visited by some members of the party. Work was done on this island 

 on the last three days in June and on July 10 and 11. 



Progreso, a small cluster of buildings in the upper humid reaches 

 of Chatham Island, where cane, fruit, and coffee grow, was so attrac- 

 tive that the yacht anchored four times in Wreck Bay during July 

 and August. Tagus Cove on Albemarle Island, near Narborough 

 Island, was especially interesting as being the only place where 

 cormorants and penguins were found. Although several days were 

 spent near Villamiel on Albemarle, little collecting was done. 



On August 26, with the Galapagos astern, the yacht headed for 

 the Marquesas Islands, some 3,000 miles to the westward, and on the 

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