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Dec. 27, 1905. — Went ashore at James Bay to collect liz- 

 ards. Worked in the country back of the lagoon. I found 

 the lizards common though the brush and on the lava blocks. 

 Several were about six or seven feet up in the trees, probably 

 looking for insects to eat, and some were feeding on the green 

 leaves which are just sprouting. They were fairly tame, the 

 females being more active than the males. 



July 28, 1906. — Followed up a valley toward Bartholomew 

 Island. Lizards are scarce inland, but common near the beach. 

 The mate reports them abundant on Bartholomew Island. 



Aug. 8, 1906, James Bay. — Found the lizards somewhat 

 rarer than on our former visit. I examined the stomachs of 

 two females and found that they contained small fragments of 

 beetle wings. Hunter reports seeing lizards on the top of the 

 mountain, but they are somewhat scarce there. 



Nov. 23, 1905. — Sailed for Daphne Island in the morning. 

 There are two islands : one a mere rock which it is impossible 

 to land on, the other a crater of a volcano. We landed on 

 the crater, and worked up to the top. I saw few lizards on 

 the outer slope, but they were common on the bottom of the 

 crater, which is a bed of white sand with a few scattered cactus 

 plants. Many of the Tropiduri kept in the shelter of the cac- 

 tus for protection from the hawks, which we saw sailing over 

 the island. Others were caught under lava blocks whither 

 they ran when frightened. 



Narborough Island. — Lizards are common, but seem smaller 

 than those on the south side of the island. They are more 

 abundant near the coast. The females are wilder than the 

 males. The dark bodies of the lizards show distinctly against 

 the red lava. 



August 22, 1906, Vilamil, Albemarle Island. — Went up with 

 our outfit to the hacienda to start up the mountain. The 

 weather at this elevation (1300 feet) is constantly rainy and 

 foggy, and the prospect of camping is not very pleasant. 

 There is nothing visible in the way of reptiles, Tropiduri do 

 not seem to go much higher than 200 or 300 feet — the begin- 

 ning of the green zone. The country seems very wet for 

 them, just as Chatham Island does, and I did not see any as 

 far up as the crater, although they occur in the crater itself. 



