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is in reality an anolid but is the unique species 

 of a genus confined to Cuba. The specimen was 

 light green when taken but turned much darker a 

 few minutes after capture. He surprised us by 

 his bad temper and had to be handled with much 

 caution. We only saw three of these tree lizards 

 in Cuba — one in Vinales and the last at Cabanas. 

 Of smaller species of Anolis there are always many 

 about, running and leaping with the greatest agility. 

 The Cuban species are generally peculiar to the 

 island. In the cane fields below we discovered 

 some Hemitrochus that were quite new to us. While 

 awaiting the return of the launch we took many 

 more excellent things along the exposed flats, 

 adding to our trophies several large species of 

 mollusks and holothurians. 



The launch party that had been "doping" the 

 pools of the reef reaped a harvest of marine crea- 

 tures. Bartsch reported the richest returns yet 

 obtained on the entire trip. Before leaving the 

 harbor entrance, our entire party had the good 

 fortune to assist some fishermen in hauling their 

 purse seine. Their big net slowly drew in, while 

 the Majorcan fishermen chanted a song to mark 

 the time for united efforts in pulling the ropes. 



