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material that had been somewhat sHghted in our 

 eagerness to collect. Bartsch, Rodriguez, Gill, 

 the Patron, and Greenlaw, started early for the 

 cape to make a more thorough investigation of the 

 tide pools and the rocky reefs and to search far- 

 ther for some of the ground snails in the woods. 

 The "cleaning-up" process on board continued 

 throughout the whole day. 



When lying at anchor one could generally see 

 from the schooner's deck many small fish that 

 hovered about. At times members of the crew 

 would amuse themselves catching them with small 

 hook and Hne. Of the various species so taken 

 one is notable by reason of the peculiarity of its 

 jaws. It is a very slender fish of the gar type but 

 possessing a greatly elongated under jaw, a pro- 

 jection into a long sharp beak. The upper jaw 

 is so short it may be said to have none at all. It 

 is a species of Hemiramphus {H. hraziliensis ?) 

 and appears to be very common throughout Cuban 

 waters. The hemiramphs make long leaps out 

 of the water and are quick active swimmers. Of 

 the leaping fishes we frequently encountered is a 

 Tylosurus though not usually over a foot long. 

 These slender elongate fish with jaws prolonged 



