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are of volcanic origin. St. Michael's, the largest and, from its 
trade in oranges, to us the best-known,has a population of 80,000 
inhabitants. It stretches nearly east and west, being much 
longer than it is broad. At the eastern end the mountains rise 
to a height of upwards of 3500 feet, and are chiefly covered with 
tree-heath ( Erica azorica), juniper ( Juniperus oxycedrus) , faya 
(.Myrica faya), and other evergreen shrubs. The peak of Agua 
de Poa in the centre reaches a height of 3070 feet; between this 
and the west end the land is lower, but is still studded with nu¬ 
merous small volcanic cones, all of which bear traces of extinct 
craters at their summits. At the extreme western end, again, 
the mountains rise to nearly 3000 feet. The coast is steep and 
and rocky, and in some places the cliffs are 1400 feet high. 
There are several lakes in the mountains, formed for the most 
part by an accumulation of water in the extinct craters; the 
principal are the Lagoa Grande, in the Caldeira das Sete Ci- 
dades, the Lagoa do Eogo, and the Lagoa das Furnas. Gold¬ 
fish (Cyprinus auratus), which have been introduced into these 
lakes, are extremely abundant, and attract considerable numbers 
of Gulls and Terns. 
My brother had but a short time in St. Michael's, as he was 
obliged to return to England to join his regiment. I remained 
there rather more than a month, during which time I visited 
different parts of the island, and collected specimens of most of 
the resident species of birds. My headquarters were at the 
hotel in Ponta Delgada, a very comfortable house, and having 
the advantage of a most obliging English landlady. 
We next went to Eaval, and thence visited the two most 
western islands. We left St. Michael's on the evening of the 
21st of April, and at six o'clock next morning anchored in the 
harbour off Angra, the capital of Terceira. We passed the 
whole day on shore, as the steamer did not start again till night. 
This was the first really warm day we had had; and we made 
a long excursion into the interior. The scenery is not nearly so 
pretty as that of St. Michael's, which of its kind is not surpassed 
by any I have seen elsewhere. We returned on board in the 
evening, and at night the steamer again started for Graciosa, 
which we reached at six next morning. This is one of the 
