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harbor, said to be the most beautiful one on the island. There were one or two boats in at the time but the whole place seemed half asleep. There are

[[photograph - palm tree, water behind]] [[caption - Port Antonio harbor from the west.]]

a few fairly large and rocky islands just off the coast a little east of Port Antonio that are inhabited by single families. One looked especially nice, the house was set perhaps 500 feet above the water and the island itself might have been an eighth of a mile offshore. We continued along the coast road with occasional stops for collecting until we reached Fair Prospect where we turned in on the road to Friendship Valley. This was one of the best localities that Dick had found in 1935 and at the right time of year should produce a good crop of Chrysomelidae and longicorns. We got some spiders and  a few insects, mostly Coccinellidae and leafhoppers. Followed the road and came out on the coast road near Manchioneal. Stopped just south of Manchioneal and took a fine lot of leafhoppers. Getting late so we pushed on home by the shore road by way of Port Morant and White Horses. Reached home at 8.45 PM, too tired to go out after fireflies.

Jan. 31. Spent the morning sorting and labelling the catch and in visiting the traps at Ferry River. Found ants in all of the glasses, also one centipede and an earwig. Everything is too dry; such a habitat should have produced full traps. In the afternoon went to Caymanas to meet the Bovells at tea and to arrange to collect on the grounds of the Company. Mrs Bovell and