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Academy Bay, January 15 to 18, one was seen at about 900 
feet elevation. 
Mr. Beck obtained two on the south end of South Seymour 
on November 23. 
On December 22, a few were seen near the beach at James 
Bay, James. One was seen August 9, in the same vicinity. 
The Galapagos Martin was fairly common about Villamuil, 
on the southeast coast of Albemarle. On November 1, 2, and 
3, they were quite a noticeable feature of the village, skim- 
ming low over the ground and houses. On March 7 and 8, 
three or four were observed about the village of Santo Tomas, 
12 miles inland from Villamil. On August 22 and 23, they 
were abundant over the salt lagoons in the vicinity of Villa- 
mil; all were on the wing and twittering a good deal. The 
following day I saw several on a dead tree on the shore of the 
largest lagoon. One or two were noted at the village on 
September 3. August 27 to 30, they were noted from the 
seashore to the top of the mountain, which is 3200 feet high, 
occurring in the arid, forested humid, and grassy humid belts. 
A short way above the town of Santo Tomas was a large 
slaughter field, which was a great resort for martins. There 
were a good many martins noted catching insects every time 
we went by on the road. 
On Iguana Cove Mountain, Albemarle, they were quite 
common on March 19 and 20, above 400 feet, where insects 
abounded. I saw one with a butterfly in its mouth being pur- 
sued by two others. They were twittering considerably. 
On August 10 and 11 several were seen flying at about 
2000 feet elevation on the east side of Cowley Mountain, 
Albemarle. 
Tagus Cove, Albemarle, however, was the true center of 
abundance of this bird. There it was observed commonly at 
a fresh water hole at the seashore, at 2500 feet elevation and 
below on the mountain, and also in the arid country a short 
distance inland from the ocean. On March 24, they were 
found nesting in holes in the cliffs over the ocean a short 
distance south of Tagus Cove. Mr. Beck took two nests with 
eggs, one with two, the other with three. The eggs were 
white. The nest containing the three eggs, which were fresh, 
was a shallow, though neat, affair of grass stems lined with 
