. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. n June 20we descended the river to Marraganti. A few specimens wereobtained the next day and preparations made for embarking on thesteamer Cana for the Canal Zone, June 22. The steamer sailedat 10 a. m. and made the usual stops at Chepigana and La Palma inpassing down the estuary. The aspect of the forest along the shoreshad changed markedly in appearance, having assumed a brightergreen since the advent of the rainy season. Shortly before dark thelittle steamer began to rock unsteadily in the confused currents ofSan Miguel Bay, and the receding shore li
. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. n June 20we descended the river to Marraganti. A few specimens wereobtained the next day and preparations made for embarking on thesteamer Cana for the Canal Zone, June 22. The steamer sailedat 10 a. m. and made the usual stops at Chepigana and La Palma inpassing down the estuary. The aspect of the forest along the shoreshad changed markedly in appearance, having assumed a brightergreen since the advent of the rainy season. Shortly before dark thelittle steamer began to rock unsteadily in the confused currents ofSan Miguel Bay, and the receding shore line was suddenly blottedout by a torrential downpour of rain. We reached Panama at i j 4# V > ^£ 1 ?•?*# •$. 1 #?> ????•>? ^ 4a Jk. -J ... n -liFJ&^ ? ~ - !Wi1 V i I ? > u 35 u KBr i 1 .> . <.;;; .. • • - .?? .•?• - if Ibr *%» ? ? ? ? ,»»* ? ? Iff .?£-y ... 2-= 3J3 — en •a U U OJCO (<=i SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COl LECTIONS VOL. 69, NO. 5, PL. 11. Fig. i.—Humid Lower Tropical Zone near Cana, easternPanama, altitude 2,000 feet. Rio Seteganti in foreground;Pirre Range 5,000 feet high in background.
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