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by Mr. Bynoe, and named by Gould from Booby Island speci- 

 mens. It is the last place in the world, as viewed from the 

 sea, with clouds of Boobies hovering over it, from which one 

 would expect two new land-birds to hail. Our officers laughed 

 at the notion of there being Quails or anything to shoot upon 

 it. The officers of the " Beagle " found a native grave on the 

 island. There are several caves, in one of which a store of 

 provisions is kept for shipwrecked seamen. The caves are 

 now several feet above high water-mark, and possibly they 

 point to a slight elevation of the island. 



