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were exceedingly fortunate in the choice of this 

 place, for not only did we find there nearly all the 

 land-shells of the Guajaibon list that had failed us 

 the day before, but we fell upon a veritable con- 

 vention assembled of tree toads, lizards, insects, 

 and myriopods. The astonishing abundance of 

 such desirable mollusks as Chondropoma latilabre, 

 Annular ia pretrei, and Cepolis sagraiana filled us 

 with delight. For this satisfactory abundance we 

 had to thank the rains. To Rodriguez's disgust 

 we saw no snakes, but he recouped in a fine catch 

 of beetles and butterflies. 



None of the other places touched along the base 

 offered so good collecting — yet no station was 

 abandoned without some rewards. 



Where the path finally leaves the mountain and 

 turns north through the forest we stopped to take 

 our last nearby look at old Guajaibon. In fare- 

 well gaze we were impelled to those same reflec- 

 tions that Azucar and the forests of Cape San 

 Antonio had inspired. How insufficient had been 

 our brief visit! If only we could remain longer! 

 Each one said to himself, ' ' I shall return some day," 

 but knowing too well he never would. As we lin- 

 gered hating to leave, the crashing noise of some 



