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of Spanish Town, to whose kind courtesy I have 
been indebted for so much information, and who, at 
parting, added to his other kindnesses the gift of 
many zoological rarities, which would otherwise have 
remained either totally or nearly unknown to me. 
On the 9th of July at noon, I took my place on board 
the mail-steamer Avon, and bidding adieu to kind 
friends, finally left this lovely island.^ A last glance 
at it, about 9 at night, revealed it dimly fading into 
the darkness, with the friendly light on Point Morant 
shining brightly. 
The mountains of Hayti were in sight at daylight 
the next morning, and during the whole day w^e ran 
along the great promontory of Tiburon, the ancient 
province of Xaragua, once the happy domain of the 
beautiful hut unfortunate Princess Anacaona. 
On rising at early day on the 11th, I found the 
steamer at anchor in a little bay, environed by abrupt 
mountains, at the foot of which is the town of Jacmel. 
The boat was just putting off with the mails. There 
* To some of the “ courteous readers” who have accompanied me 
through the details of the preceding pages, it may not be altogether 
without interest to know the amount of my collections in zoology 
and botany, made during eighteen months’ residence in Jamaica. 
They were as follows: Mammalia, 41 specimens; Birds, 1510,; 
Reptiles, 102 ; Fishes, 94 ; Nests and Eggs, 34 ; Shells (marine), 
1276 ; (terrestrial and fluviatile), about 1850; Crustacea, 100; In- 
sects (including Arachnida and Myriapoda), about 7800; Echino- 
dermata, 57 ; Zoophytes, &c. 42 ; Sponges, 550. Dried Plants, about 
5000; Living Plants (Orchidese), about 800; (Bulbs and Suckers), 
932 ; (Cacti), 32 ; (Ferns), 222 ; (other Living Plants, young Trees, 
&c.), 117; large Capsules and Seed-vessels, 383 ; Seed of flowering 
Plants, 170 packets; Palm-seeds, 14 boxes; Gums, 24 specimens* 
Woods, 50 blocks. 
