A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World

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GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO.

The whole group volcanic. Number of craters. Leafless bushes. Colony at Charles Island. James Island. Salt-lake in crater. Natural history of the group. Ornithology, curious finches. Reptiles. Great tortoises, habits of. Marine Lizard, feeds on Sea-weed. Terrestrial Lizard, burrowing habits, herbivorous. Importance of reptiles in the Archipelago. Fish, shells, insects. Botany. American type of organisation. Differences in the species or races on different islands. Tameness of the birds. Fear of man an acquired instinct.

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