supp[orted] mangroves coconut palms & further back dense forest of large trees. The passengers were not allowed to go ashore but the residents would come aboard so we had a large number of Parama boat vendors cigarette sellers fruit & parrot merchants. The city of Buaya quai is built of uniform architecture, two story buildings of plaster or stucco with large square windows & overhanging balconies. Two species of gulls were common as the all black headed gull & a large white one with brown wings, no frigate birds or palm birds were seen here though as at Parama where gulls were lacking. Yer brown pelicans was seen. It rained a few hours late in the afternoon. Many small shoovers were seen anchored over the city! (2) Remained at the anchorage all day unloading freight into lighters. Many small mosquitoes came aboard too.