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Neiv River. — See Rio de las Nuevas. 



Nueva Gerona. — The capital, port of entry, and chief town of the 

 island, situated in the northern part, on the west bank of the Rio 

 Sierra de Casas. It was ofificially founded in 1830, and now has a 

 population of about twelve hundred. The land in the vicinity of the 

 town is cleared for the most part and some of it is under cultivation, 

 but there remain considerable wooded areas at the base of the Casas 

 Mountains immediately to the westward. Most of the specimens 

 labeled by Mr. Link as coming from " Nueva Gerona " were really 

 secured on the slopes and bases of the Casas and Caballos Mountains, 

 or else along the river above the town. The locality was worked 

 also by Messrs. Palmer and Riley during their visit in 1900, and by 

 Dr. Gundlach in 1854. 



Nuevas River. — See Rio de las Niievas. 



Pasadita. — The site of a house which formerly stood on the south 

 shore of the Cienaga, just west of the Paso de Piedras. This house 

 was destroyed in the hurricane of 1910, and at the time of Mr. Link's 

 visit in 1913 the owner had built a new one on the other side of the 

 Cienaga. Mr. Zappey did some collecting here in 1904. 



Paso de Piedras. — The name given to a stretch of ground about 

 midway of the Cienaga de Lanier, where only it is possible to cross 

 from the main island to the southern part. Even during the dry 

 season the water here is from one to three feet deep, with occasional 

 dry islands. 



Pine River. — See Arroyo del Pino. 



Placer de Playa Larga. — The name applied to an extensive area of 

 beach and shallows on the southeastern shore of the " south coast." 

 Called " Plaza Larga " by Messrs. Bangs and Zappey. 



"Plaza Larga." — See Placer de Playa Larga. 



Port McKinley.- — -A landing a few miles above the mouth of the 

 Rio de las Nuevas, referred to by Mr. Read. 



Pueblo Nuevo. — The name given to the inferior " native " suburb, 

 on the western outskirts of Nueva Gerona. Referred to by Messrs. 

 Bangs and Zappey. 



Punta del Colombo. — A high promontory jutting out into the sea, 

 forming the termination of the Sierra de Caballos. 



Punta del Este. — The easternmost point of the " south coast." There 

 is an area of sandy beach here, while on the south exposure the same 

 coral rock prevails as is found all over the " south coast " in general. 



