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SMITHSONIAN- MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 76 



, -^Jl' 36.— Upper: A San Salvador mocking bird enjoying a drink from a 

 bird bath made of half a watermelon rind. 



Lower: A hand of the junior member of the party, showing the effects 

 ot the mnumerable bites of the sand Hv (CiiUcoides furens Poey), resulting 

 in an endless number of tiny tumid areas. The lizard on the hand was the 

 pet and mascot of the party. 



