. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy. H HUACAS, PERUVIAN TESTUDO ABINGDONII, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. CHAPTER XVII GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO The whole group volcanic—Number of craters—Leafless Lushes—Colony at CharlesIsland—James Island — Salt-lake in crater — Natural history of the group —()rnithology, curious finches — Reptiles — Great tortoises, habits of—Marinelizard, feeds on seaweed—Terrestrial lizard, burrowing habits, herbivorous—Importance of rep
. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of 'Beagle,' under the command of Captain Fitz Roy. H HUACAS, PERUVIAN TESTUDO ABINGDONII, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. CHAPTER XVII GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO The whole group volcanic—Number of craters—Leafless Lushes—Colony at CharlesIsland—James Island — Salt-lake in crater — Natural history of the group —()rnithology, curious finches — Reptiles — Great tortoises, habits of—Marinelizard, feeds on seaweed—Terrestrial lizard, burrowing habits, herbivorous—Importance of reptiles in the Archipelago — Fish, shells, insects — Botany —American type of organisation—Differences in the species or races on differentislands—Tameness of the birds—Fear of man an acquired instinct. September i^iJi.—This archipelago consists of ten principalislands, of which five exceed the others in size. They aresituated under the Equator, and between five and six hundredmiles westward of the coast of America. They are all formedof volcanic rocks ; a few fragments of granite curiously glazedand altered by the heat can hardly be considered as an excep- 398 GAL
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