and were quite annoying about the canals that never bridged around our heads. They were long slender bodies with transverse stripes. The natives brought parakeets, sprouted cocoplum other plants, avoided to peel. Dark one like squirrel size of the gray squirrel but dark brownish black frindle. Go descents eaten jaguar skin was also used for nail. Day but not partly cloudy. (23) Got away at 7 A.M. and steamed down the river. Started at Panama Island at the mouth at noon. Saw many cattle & some mules horses in pasture along the banks. No palters was seen in the forest or on the shore line. The forest generally the very heavy had a different character from Panama de Chimes. Many brown pelicans & small gulls were seen and a few black vultures. One bright bird was noticed. No flowering trees seen in the fresh. The small palen from which Panama hats are made grows in the forest. It is an all fanlebed species the fibers for hats being obtained from the young budding leaves.