REPTILES 41 



Here we explored the immediate coast and ascended the south- 

 east slope of the volcano to a height of 3,000 feet. On April 8 

 we left our anchorage and sailed for James Island which we 

 reached April 20 and anchored in James Bay. Here three days 

 were spent in exploring about the bay and inland for a consid- 

 erable distance. The Seymour Islands were reached on April 

 27 and an anchorage made near the southern island. Both the 

 Seymour Islands and the northern coast of Indefatigable were 

 explored. Leaving our anchorage May 4 we w^ent to Duncan 

 Island where w^e arrived the following day. Here three days 

 were spent, on the northern part of the island, and we then pro- 

 ceeded southward to Charles, anchored off Black Beach on the 

 9th and explored the adjacent coast and interior of the island 

 to the site of the old settlement. On May 11 we set sail for 

 Hood where we arrived on the 14th and anchored in Gardner 

 Bay ; we remained here till the 20th. The coast southeast of the 

 bay, and the central part of the island and Gardner Island were 

 explored. From Hood we proceeded northward to Chatham 

 anchoring in Wreck Bay on the 20th. The bay and interior 

 part of the island near the hacienda of Sehor Cobos were ex- 

 plored. On May 28 we sailed for Barrington Island where we 

 arrived the same day and remained two days exploring and col- 

 lecting about the northeast coast where several landings were 

 made. A portion of the interior was also explored. After leav- 

 ing Barrington we headed for Iguana Cove, Albemarle, where 

 we remained from June i to June 10, making landings when- 

 ever the weather permitted. Our next anchorage w^as at Turtle 

 Point just north of Tagus Cove, where we remained from June 

 13 to 16. After doubling Point Albemarle we proceeded to 

 James Island where one day, the 19th, was spent on its north- 

 west coast. Leaving James we headed for Bindloe Island 

 whither we arrived on June 20 and spent two days exploring its 

 southwest coast and interior. Tower was the next island visited, 

 two days being given to its exploration. Leaving Tower June 

 23 we proceeded westward to Abingdon. The following day 

 we landed on the west coast of that island and spent two days 

 collecting along the coast and on the west slope of the central 

 peak from sea level to summit. 



