. A flying trip to the tropics. A record of an ornithological visit to the United States of Colombia, South America and to the island of Curaçao, West Indies, in the year 1892 . ly tern WIST iNDiti FROM OFF/C/AL SURVEYS or -^Vj--. GREENWICH. THE ISLAND OF CURACAO. 13 From a distance the island looked green; but as we drew nearer,it was seen that the greater part was practically barren. The coralrock showed everywhere, and Avas covered with a small scrubbygrowth hardly waist high. In the valleys between the peaks werea few trees. Farther south the shore grew more level, the beacheswider, and at
. A flying trip to the tropics. A record of an ornithological visit to the United States of Colombia, South America and to the island of Curaçao, West Indies, in the year 1892 . ly tern WIST iNDiti FROM OFF/C/AL SURVEYS or -^Vj--. GREENWICH. THE ISLAND OF CURACAO. 13 From a distance the island looked green; but as we drew nearer,it was seen that the greater part was practically barren. The coralrock showed everywhere, and Avas covered with a small scrubbygrowth hardly waist high. In the valleys between the peaks werea few trees. Farther south the shore grew more level, the beacheswider, and at one place there was a large mangrove swamp. Shortly after one oclock we knew that we had been sighted, forwe saw the signal flying from a staff on one of the peaks to thenorthwest of the harbor of Santa Ana, and later the little town of
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