Migs Phil 1974 Journal Wreck Bay, Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador 24-26 Jan We carried down from the highland & every 10 a 15 steps I saw gkeks. About 2/3 were P. leei, maratus & minimatus & 1/3 were minimatus P. darwini. Very easy to catch. The birds were not so many. No mockingbirds. Warblers as common. We saw few flycatchers, & unfortunatly few finches. G. fortis, a. fulgurensa & certiledes. But very few caught, & few seen. Neither in thornbush, & little owl & shrew. Nor did the two open-cactiaceae keep, & predictable G. scandens is also absent. Transportation. On the morning of the 25th we got up at 4 AM & took a bus up to Progress, a town of perhaps 1-2000 people in the highest elevation only about 2-3000 ft (+), but vegetation & soil are remarkably different. The soil is distinct gruffy because there is sand & it is deep. By the ocean there is very little soil only rocks or sand. Light brown color, friable. Trees are almost all either guava or citrus. Not high (15-20'), but dense. There are a few very large trees, perhaps lobos or fig. Coffee plantations, bananas, papaya, etc. farm pictures, etc. Very exquisite. Very wet. It sprinkled briefly while we were there, but most of the water probably comes from cloud condensation. Or at least the meals contain more & even