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PLATE 82 



Fig. 174 The spacious harbor of Bahia Honda, Panama, seen from a slight ele- 

 vation on the mainland in the northeast portion of the bay. The village 

 lies on an island to the left, and is not shown in the picture. 



Fig. 175 Native huts on the north shore of Bahia Honda, Panama, the homes of 

 Panamanian fishermen. Collecting of marine invertebrates, particularly 

 crustaceans, was accomplished in a small-rock shingle at the far end 

 of the beach. Chart 80, p. 409. 



PLATE 83 

 Fig. 176 Two views of the exposed reef which extends for a mile or more along 

 a, b the shores of Jicarita Island, Panama, and probably represents an up- 

 lifted shore line. Jicarita Island is much smaller than, and is situated 

 south of Jicaron Island. Chart 81, p. 409. (Photographs by Wm. R. 

 Taylor.) 



Fig. 177 The village on Taboga Island, Panama, is not large, but it commands 

 directly the Pacific approach to the Panama Canal. Dredging in the 

 vicinity of Taboga Island was the only offshore operation carried on 

 by the Velero III within the Bay of Panama. Chart 82, p. 410. 



PLATE 84 



Fig. 178 Water front at Panama City, Panama, taken from near the president's 

 palace. The small boats in the foreground are fishing vessels and fruit 

 boats which bring their produce to the market in the early morning 

 hours. Chart 82, p. 410. 



Fig. 179 The Velero III alongside the dock in Balboa, Canal Zone. Vessels mak- 

 ing the transit of the Canal pass up the channel directly astern. The 

 clear spaces shown on the hills in the background represent recently 

 burned-over areas. Chart 82, p. 410. 



PLATE 85 



Fig. 180 Gatun Lake in the Canal Zone seen from the head of the stairway lead- 

 ing to the Barro Colorado Island laboratories. The route of the canal 

 crosses the picture from left to right about a mile beyond the small 

 island in the center of the picture. (Photograph by W. L. Schmitt.) 



Fig. 181 The New York Zoological Society's Laboratory of Tropical Research is 

 located on Barro Colorado Island in the Canal Zone. The laboratory is 

 reached by crossing Gatun Lake from the Frijoles Railroad Station on 

 the Trans-Isthmian Railroad. The principal laboratory building is 

 shown at the head of the stairway. (Photograph by W. L. Schmitt.) 



PLATE 86 

 Fig. 182 Stream behind village at Pifias Bay, Panama, showing dense growth of 



tropical jungle. Chart 82, p. 410. 

 Fig. 183 A glimpse of Panamanian shore line at Pifias Bay. The promontory 



which forms the southern boundary of the bay is shown beyond the 



figures of the native boys, who in turn are standing beside a large 



mortar used in grinding flour. 

 Fig. 184 The island of Malpelo, Colombia, a solid mass of granite rising from 



the deep floor of the Bay of Panama. Here Hancock Expedition parties 



secured examples of the rare lizard, Diploglossus hancocki, and of the 



abundant land crab, Gecarcinus malpelensis. 



It is desired to make a special acknowledgment to Dr. John S. Garth for his 

 contribution of photographs used in the following figures: 82, 83, 87, 93, 97, 98, 104, 

 105, 106, 117, 120, 123, 124, 125, 133, 134, 139, 140, 141, 146, 147a, 149, 152, 157, 169, 

 171, 172, 173, 174, 182, 183, 187, 188, 195, 196, 197, 202, 204, 210, 214, 240, 242, 247, 

 248,249,257,258. 



