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contained young birds covered with white down, 

 but most of the young were flying overhead in 

 company with their parents. After climbing up 

 to several nests we succeeded in finding two eggs, 

 which were of a white chalky texture. After 

 obtaining as many birds as we required we started 

 on our walk back to the ship. 



Early next morning we landed again and walked 

 towards the " gannetry." Our chief object was 

 to get specimens of some of the land-birds. In 

 this we were successful ; amongst the number of 

 small birds shot during the morning I obtained 

 three specimens of a new species of warbler.* 

 Most of the other land-birds we met with were 

 similar to those found on Grand Cayman. 



The only mammals we saw on the Cayman 

 Islands were rats, which have been introduced, 

 and one bat on Grand Cayman. Reptiles were 

 equally scarce. A snake f was obtained on Grand 

 Cayman, but was not seen on Little Cayman. 



During the first night I spent some hours fishing 

 from the deck of the yacht, and, although I caught 

 nothing, I never remember seeing so many fishes 

 together. The sea appeared to be full of them, 

 and as they darted about they left flashing 

 phosphorescent tracks behind them. 



At midday we steamed away from Little 

 Cayman, and shaped our course for Havana. 



* Dendrceca crawfordi. "Bull. B.O.C.," Vol. XIV., p. 95. 

 f Dromicus amgulifer. 



