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xv ere numerous among the dead leaves and in the wild 
pines ( Bromelia ) which grew on the trees, and which al 
ways afforded us drinliing water. There appeared to be 
few birds on the mountain, and I did not see the diablotin 
from which the mountain is named. The guacharo 
(Steatornis) is the bird so called in Trinidad, but judging 
from the description, the Dominican bird must be of ano- 
ther kind altogether. 
"We were fortunate as to weather, although it rained 
during the night ; but our ajoupa was watertight. During 
the following day we were occasionally shrouded in clouds, 
and more often they seemed to form a sea beneath us ; 
but generally the air was clear, so that we could take 
advantage of the few opportunities we had of admiring the 
grand prospect. We started at half-past six for the sum- 
mit, taking with us only what we wanted for breakfast, 
which we ate at a place where nearly all the trees were 
dead, apparently killed by a storm. We arrived at the 
summit at noon, and having cleared away the bushe3, we 
had a good view of Guadeloupe and the neighbouring 
Islands, and we could see Antigua and Montserrat in the 
distance. I gathered Helix ladia , Helix Jozephinae, and 
Helicina conuloides on the summit ; and on the sides of 
the mountain I found several other shells, e. g. Helix 
denhe?is, Helix nigrescens , Helicina rhodostoma , II. plicalula , 
H. velutina } Amphibulima pardalina y Cyclophorus amethys- 
tinus and Glandina perlucens. 
The same small bamboo ( Arthrostylidium pubescens ),. 
V’kich I found on the summit of Mount Kuliabon, occurs 
in quantity on top of Diablotin ; but the latter is not clear 
like the former. The trees, however, are much dwarfed — 
stunted no doubt by the force of the wind, as they all are, 
