DeBenedictis 1967 Feb. 17 East end of Isla Espanola (Hood), Galapagos. elevation above the beach the country opened up considerably as we entered the Cordill belt. The vegetation was very open, paths 10-50 ft wide being very to [illegible]. Scattered Cordia tree, 20-30' ft. high just beginning to bud and leaf, and scattered lower mesquites and acacia trees were dominant vegetation. The soil here was soft, red, with loose loose rocks of variable size, and then were sec. lichen covered outcrops of [illegible] higher low. No undergrowth at all, except for sprawling mesquite brushes. Much of the vegetation done. At about 100 ft. elevation caught a Dromicus which was running itself on a large lava rock (9:30 A.M. somewhat overcast and not very hot). At about 200 ft. left an hour later, snatched a large snake which was moving rapidly across a clearing near the top of the Cordia belt and at c. 250 ft got another snake which had been crawling in the rough lava. Tropidurus go up as far as we did and in equal numbers as at Punta Suare (a lizard every 20-25 ft., Ps 30-40 ft.). They were very wary free. and I did not get many chances to even try to catch one. I saw a # upto 4 ft up in Acacia trees, then came down the tree to the rocks when I approached. In a rock out crop at c. 100 ft. we found a Short-eared Owl. It is a smaller, rufescent colored owl than the Cali. form. with orange eyes. It allowed approach