Dr Benedictus 1964 Feb 15 Isla Gardner (near Hood), Galapagos. with the same form as on Hood. Lowest was about 3 ft. high, very dense, which is in the photo I took. All this country was very dry. Orteg very aptly demonstrates this by pouring a little water into a depression on a rock (he said) and then leaving his open canteen on the ground; A canorihi came right to his feet to get water. and then 2 Tropiculus. The E and S side of this island is a cobblestone beach with a coral or coral sand wash above, a few sea lions here. A red surcoulant and hayenlus formed scattered low mats here, and inland of the beach haygenius formed dense growths like low mangarita in the sieves. Didn't visit the high cliffs at the W end of this island but boobis (mostly Blue-feets) and Frigatbirds were circling over this in #5. Perhaps due to the midday heat, I saw very few birds. Cathides seemed to be the commonest species, looking like the grey bird of Hood; saw about 20 of these. Nisomineros, of which I took one, was the next commonest species, (10th same), which I found most along this beach in its dense haygenius. They were as inquisitive as the Hood animals. Saw half a dozen Doves, these mostly near the rock outcroppings on the center of the island. The common- est Geospiza seemed to be fuliginosa, of which I saw about 8. Most were feeding in the mesquite. I only saw 3 canorihi for sure, none feeding, and collected one of these. There was a beautiful black Butes on the rock outcroppings at the south end of this island. Along the cobblestone beach I