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of the main peak in early January we found quite a few. 
On August 7, Mr. Beck took specimens inland in the James 
Bay region. The following day I took one in the brush on 
the east side of the lagoon at the beach. None were noted 
in the rugged, sterile, northeastern part of the island. 
Near Cape Rose on the south coast of Albemarle, a young 
bird fresh from the nest was taken on March 15. An adult 
with large reproductive organs was taken at about 450 feet 
elevation on Banks Bay Mountain, Albemarle, in April. It 
was feeding on a green leaf on a bush. In the middle of 
August of the same year, on Cowley Mountain, Albemarle. 
a half dozen were seen in the dry region a little above 
2500 feet elevation. 
On Charles the largest-billed birds of all were taken, the 
first being captured on June 1. I took a young female which 
was feeding in the gravel beside the road about half way up 
the western slope of the island. Mr. Beck took two or 
three immature ones at the spring in the interior. On 
June 4 Mr. Beck took three or four more near the spring, 
and Mr. Hunter took one half way up the road. 
On Tower on September 14 and 15 three or four were 
seen each day. They were a bit shy as were most of the 
land birds. On the second day they were heard singing. 
Two were noted on Bindloe on September 17. On the south 
side of Abingdon quite a number were seen in the lower part 
of the moist zone and in the arid region below. Occasional 
individuals were noted feeding on the ground. Eight or 10 
were taken on Wenman on September 24. The following 
day three were taken on a landslide on the north side of 
Culpepper. This was the only accessible part of the island. 
A male from that island had large testes. 
21. Geospiza conirostris: CONICAL-BILLED GROUND FINCH 
Culpepper, Gardner-near-Hood, Hood, and Tower islands. 
The Conical-billed Ground Finch was common on Hood 
and the neighboring Gardner. On Tower and Culpepper it 
was much less so. All of these islands are so low that their 
summits do not project above the dry zone, hence this species 
may rightly be said to be confined to that zone. 
