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steadily, and we found it delightfully cool, and enjoyed a good 

 night's rest. 



It was clear and hot. 



Monday, July 25, 1892. We stayed in or near the hotel the 

 greater part of the day, and did nothing in particular. We 

 secured staterooms on the Venezuela, which was expected on the 

 28th. After breakfast Cabell and I took a short walk. A neoTo 



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fishing on the wharf near the old fort gave me a very beautiful 

 fish. It was about the size and somewhat of the shape of a large 

 sun perch, black, with bright yellow stripes, and a brilliant blue 

 line just below the eye. Each of the black scales had a little silvery 

 crescent at the tip (gen. Pomacantlms). 



About four o'clock Alice and I went for a short drive to the 

 southeast of the town. We found splendid roads and everything 

 looking fresher and greener than when we were here last. The 

 houses and streets were certainly very clean and prettily kept. I 

 noticed at one place a gang of convicts sweeping the streets. They 

 wore the ball and chain, but were not dressed in the striped clothes 

 that our convicts sometimes wear. Instead, they wore a white coat 

 with one red sleeve and one blue sleeve, and the legs of their 

 trousers were of different colors. 



Houses, even those in the outskirts and far into the country, are 

 solidly built as a general rule, but we saw a few little wattle and 

 thatch huts which looked quite picturesque. 



I saw flying over the harbor a flock of five brown pelicans, and 

 some medium-sized terns, gray, both above and below, with black 

 crowns. 



It was clear and warm. 



Tuesday, July 26, 1892. I woke about half past five, called 

 Cabell, and we took our guns, crossed the harbor, and went up over 

 the hill to the spot where we hunted when here before. We saw 

 the same species of birds that we had seen, and, in addition, some 

 others. I saw quantities of the little ground doves, the little dark 

 finches, the honey-creepers, and the chestnut-crowned yellow war- 



