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precipitous, and the cliffs about the island serve as breeding places 
for many sea birds, chiefly boobies (Sula). 
Half a mile southwest of Battowia lies Balliceaux. It is a little 
larger than Battowia but less rugged and contains a considerable 
amount of cleared pasture land. 
South of Bequia and southwest of Balliceaux lies Mustique, the 
prettiest of all these little islands. The land is gently rolling or 
nearly Hat, and is largely cleared for the pasturing of horses and 
cattle. In a belt across the middle of the island and toward its 
eastern end the trees have been allowed to remain. The woodland 
is of the same character as that on Bequia — strangely free from 
underbrush for tropical growth. ISTear the northern shore there is 
a large pond with a wide border of mangroves, and near the eastern 
end there is a quiet, almost landlocked, mangrove-lined bay. 
Along the northern coast there is a fringe of manchioneel and 
other large spreading trees, of varying width, just such a growth as 
is preferred above all others by the Seaside Dove (Zenaicla zenaida 
aurita ), which is consequently very common here. Taken all 
together, Mustique puts one strongly in mind of a well laid out 
northern park, with its bits of woodland, ponds, fences, and so 
forth. There are about 60 people on the island, including Mr. 
Charles Wallace, the manager, and tenants of the Hazell family of 
St. Vincent, to whom the island belongs. 
There are many small islets and keys about Mustique, to the north 
being, among others, the three rocks known as the Pillories, upon 
which are usually to be seen many sea birds, chiefly pelicans and 
boobies ; to the southwest, Petit Mustique, and, farther still, Savan 
and Petit Canouan. 
The island of Canouan, southvvestward of Bequia and Mustique, 
is separated from them by a long stretch of open sea, broken only 
by the little keys just mentioned. It has, according to Edwards 
(Hist. West Indies, vol. 1, p. 405) an area of 1777 acres, or about 
2.8 square miles. It is in general rugged and hilly, but there is 
some flat land near the southern extremity. Almost the whole of 
Canouan is covered with rough scrubby growth, exceedingly diffi¬ 
cult to penetrate. There are no pastures to speak of, and no high 
woods. The main town is toward the center of the island, about a 
mile from the bay (which is in the southwestern part) and near a 
large, almost landlocked cove, locally known as the “ Canash.” The 
