BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 1 5 



Numbers of skeletons and many specimens of \vood-car\'ing have 

 been found in them. The negroes are superstitious, and rarely enter 

 the caves alone ; and so many which are known to exist are as yet 

 unexplored. Clarence Harbor, Long Island, is a safe harbor, and 

 the inhabitants very hospitable. 



