24 MINARA REVISITED. 



large Greek village of Leveesy, the principal 

 Greek station in Lycia, and the residence of a 

 Moukasil. Here there are some remarkable 

 Lycian rock-tombs, on one of which is a bilingual 

 inscription. From the plain we descended on 

 the other side to Makri, and rejoined the ship. 



On Monday, the 24th of January, we started 

 on a second expedition to Xanthus, proceeding to 

 Minara by the same route as on our former 

 journey. On our way we were so fortunate as to 

 find some beautiful fresh- water fossils* in the ter- 

 tiary marls, near the village. When we arrived at 

 Minara, we found the strangers' house occupied 

 by the son of the proprietor, who, being about to 

 marry, was entertaining his friends there. After 

 a short parley, however, we were admitted. The 

 village seemed in a state of excitement in con- 

 sequence of the expected marriage, the bride- 

 groom only appearing indifferent, which we 

 were told was etiquette. The next day being 

 rainy we devoted to a careful examination of 

 the geology of the tertiary hills around Minara, 

 with very satisfactory results. On Wednesday 



* The Limneus elegans y Adelina elegans of Cantraine, a 

 fossil of which hitherto only a single specimen was known, 

 and that one from some doubtful locality in Italy. 



