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St. Christopher (or St. Kitts ). 
1894 
February 26 The weather precisely like that of yesterday, but 
warmer. 
We all went ashore after breakfast. I spent most 
of the forenoon in the Park, where I saw nothing new. The 
Vireo calidris sang a little at long intervals. The song 
is much more disjointed than that of Yireo olivaceus . 
At 2 P. M. we started for Montserrat which we reached 
just before sunset. It is by far the most beautiful island 
that we have seen thus far - a short range of wild, rugged 
mountains rising abruptly out of the sea in places, in others 
sloping less steeply with a few patches of the light green 
sugar cane contrasting sharply with the darker green of the 
forests which cover by far the greater part of the island. 
After dinner I went ashore with Dr. Riley, Prof. 
Riley and the Hubbards whom we leave here. It was very 
dark and there were few street lamps but we stumbled along 
through narrow, crooked streets and alleys, many of which 
were paved, with deep, paved gutters in which water was 
flowing and frogs uttering a most musical piping like the 
tinkle of a tiny silver bell. There were also crickets, 
rather numerous, with more musical "voices" than any crickets 
that I have ever heard before. Streets, gardens and back 
yards were filled with a profusion of noble palms. We called 
on an English family and were most hospitably entertained. 
