372 GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO, [omar. xvzr, 
CHAPTER XVII. 
GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO. 
The whole group voleanic—Number of craters—Leafless bushes—Coiony at 
Charles Island—James Island—Salt-lake in crater—Natural History of 
the group—Ornithology, curious finches—Reptiles—Great tortoises, habits 
of—Marine lizard, feeds on sea-weed—Terrestrial lizard, burrowing habits, 
herbivorous—Importance ‘of reptiles in the Archipelago—Fish, shells, 
insects— Botany—American type of organization — Differences in the 
species or races on different islands—Tameness of the birds—Fear of man, 
an acquired instinct. 
September 15th.—This archipelago consists of ten principal 
islands, of which five exceed the others in size. They are_ 
situated under the Equator, and between five and six hundred 
miles westward of the coast of America. They are all formed 
Culpepper I. 
5 , 
Wenman I, Es 
QS Abingdon Z. 
@ Tower I. 
Bindloesl. 
2 ‘Chatham 
oC ss 
Charles I. Hood's i. 
