October 1854 Borin Islands meeting him, brought him on board. Mactres met me at every step .... the Scriphtalme at this point were especially numerous in species and beautiful in coloring. A num- ber of Iridaceae were collected, in one of which I found a new and remarkable Shrimp, with the habits of a Pausothere. Crabs of the latter genus were found in the small oysters which covered the rocks. The afternoon was spent in fishing. The Seine was hauled at Sunset and some large Skates fell to my share; with Jar-fish (Bdelo) de 22nd Sunday. I took a walk on shore, following up one of the ravines in which ran a small stream, the tropical vegetation overhanging, which was so dense as almost to exclude the light. A bright green Neritina was abundant clinging to the rocks over which the water rushed, and a Pecarcinus occurred on the banks at considerable elevations. At the mouth of the stream the banks were loved in all directions by gigantic Sea- Armed (6 inches across) which fought cour- ageously with two dogs which beatened to attack them, using their powerful claws with dexterity and success. October 1854 Borin Islands 23rd I paid another visit to the Mountain Streams and collected some large Shrimp and a few gobies. Two kinds of Snipe were shot. In the evening Mr Brooke shot from the ship one of the large frugivorous bats (Pteropus) which were flying about in considerable numbers. 24th At low water I secured a great variety of invertebrals (Astoriade, Cidari, Chino-metra, a dozen or more sp. of Crabs, 4 of Maloturia, Autliea, Halopoid ptypes, Shrimps (Alphans) Ophiura, Grandactyli, etc.) by drawing up with boat-hooks masses of coral and interlaced branches of Mad- ropores, and carefully searching them. 25th The small streams which came down from the Mountains here generally empty into little Lagoons of Brackish water connected with the sea. There I searched with seines of fine meshes, and a variety of small fish which served me for Specimens and also as bait for larger kinds. Among them were Upereai, Sargi, Mullots, Labrax?, Polpermus, and Eleo- is. 26th to the 31st Dredging not proving as profita- able here as at other places, but little was done in that line and other more success.