Vor. II, Pr. 11] GIFFORD—BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 201 
This inquisitive and unsophisticated little flycatcher has 
been observed on all of the islands just named, and was seen 
by us on all except Jervis and Narborough. It was quite a 
common species, seldom more than a couple of individuals 
being seen together, however. Only one was seen on Daphne, 
one on the islet off northeast James, and one on Tower. Mr. 
Beck saw three on Wenman on September 24. At the same 
time other species also known previously only from islands to 
the southward were seen and taken. 
Galapagos Flycatchers were observed from the ocean beach, 
where they were seen among the rocks below the high tide 
line, to the tops of the mountains, living under quite a variety 
of conditions. Everywhere they were observed in the arid 
belt, the usual vegetation of which is spiny bushes, cactus, 
Bursera trees, and thorn trees (Prosopis dulcis). They were 
occasionally seen about the saline coastal lagoons. In the 
transition region between the arid and humid belts, in which 
the cacti disappear and the ferns appear, they were also 
present. 
In the central part of Charles, which is overrun with lemon 
and orange trees and is blessed with two or three springs, 
quite a number were seen. Only a few were noted in the 
very humid belt on the south side of Indefatigable, where the 
vegetation is so thick and rank that the ground is hidden from 
view and one has to cut his way with a machete. In the 
upper grassy region of southeastern Albemarle at an altitude 
of about 3200 feet, where bushes and trees are scarce, some 
were seen. In the crater of the same mountain several were 
noted ; the vegetation there was that of the arid region of the 
coast, and not that of the outer slopes of the mountain at the 
same altitude (about 2800 feet). At Iguana Cove, Albe- 
marle, they were common only above 300 feet elevation. At 
a large tree at 1500 feet elevation on the west side of Tagus 
Cove Mountain, Albemarle, quite a number were observed. 
On Abingdon two were noted in the humid belt about 500 
feet below the dense and almost impenetrable growth of ferns, 
which crowns its summit. On James they were observed on 
the main peak (altitude 2850 feet), which is covered with 
tall grass (Paspalum conjugatum) and stunted trees and 
bushes, as well as on the scantily clothed black lava lying be- 
