of the part of Madeira near Funchal. The road is rough and dangerous, in some places, winding around the sides of nearly perpendicular precipices with width not more than sufficient to form a pathway for a single horse. Among the various grand points in the scene was seeing the clouds beneath us. The whole day was occupied by this excursion, giving scarce time for the collection of a few moths and grasshoppers at the summit. Thursday, July 14th Funchal This day I went on a fishing excur- sion along the coast to the eastward. The bait consisted of a bright red shrimp (Lysmata ?) which was caught in great numbers by the fishermen in conical traps of basket-work which they had set in 20 fms overnight. A great variety of beautifully colored fish was taken, mostly with small hooks and lines which sank with diffi- culty to the [illegible] bottom, in 10 - 25 fms. Some of the fish were taken in the