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them. The other kind are handsome creatures, 

 very much like an ordinary lizard on a large 

 scale, and very brilliantly marked; this sort 

 feed on cactus, and both kinds are excellent 

 eating. We saw no terrapin, although they are 

 said to be on the island ; probably they inhabit 

 the higher parts, where they find moisture. 



From Con way Harbour we ran down before 

 the brisk trade wind to James' Island, and 

 dropped our anchor in James' Bay. On our 

 way across we passed through an immense 

 herd of sea-lions and seals, they were gambol- 

 ling about and evidently enjoying themselves, 

 and seemed greatly astonished at the ship as 

 she rushed through their midst. 



James' Island is by far the prettiest of the 

 group; unlike the others, the mountains are 

 densely wooded from the summit to the base, 

 excepting at one place where the burning lava 

 has evidently poured down the mountain side 

 into the sea, destroying every tree and shrub 

 in its course. The anchorage in James' Bay is 

 a good one, though not so good as at Conway 



