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GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO. 



CHAPTER V. 



The whole Group volcanic — Number of Craters — Leafless Bush- 

 es—Colony at Charles Island— James Island— Salt-lake in Cra- 

 ter—Natural History of the Group — Ornithology, curious 

 Finches— Reptiles— Great Tortoises, Habits of— Marine Liz- 

 ard, feeds on Sea-weed — Terrestrial Lizard, burrowing Habits, 

 Herbivorous— Importance of Reptiles in the Archipelago — Fish, 

 Shells, Insects — Botany— American Type of Organization — Dif- 

 ferences in the Species or Faces on different Islands — Tame- 

 ness of the Birds— Fear of Man, an acquired Instinct. 



GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO, 



Septemher 15tJi. — This archipelago consists of 

 ten principal islands, of which five exceed the oth- 

 ers in size. They are situated under the equator, 



Culpepper I. 

 Wenman I. 



Miles. 



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