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Jamaica 39.

occur there. Overlooking the river and bridge is a large rock pit which may show this formation. The country is flat beyond the town and there are no deep cuts or outcrops. As far as I know we were in the white limestone all the rest of the time. Occasionally there was an area of very white rock, but generally it was discolored brown, being almost red [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] at places. The beach just of east of Montego Bay, like the rest of the northwest coast, is protected by a coral reef. The sand is largely composed of coral fragments. A hand-lens shows at least six different kinds of Foraminifera and several other small shells. These are of course Recent and in perfect condition. I picked up samples of this sand and a few shells for Hubert G. and Mrs. Oldroyd; also assorted coral fragments for the benefit of future Micropaleo II students!
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On the coral reef and lagoon are numerous black pelicans, smaller than the California varieties. There was also a [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] black bird like a grebe, – too short legs to be a sandpiper. In the mangrove lagoon, however, I did see a medium sized, red-legged sandpiper.
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[[underline]] Station 15. [[/underline]]
About five miles east of Montego Bay, on the beach in wave rows.
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Just one large bug, dead and water-beaten.
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All along the coast roads, here and along the eastern end of the island there are many small hermit crabs carrying snail shells. They are common in the roads, withdrawing into the shells at one's approach. They occur at considerable distance from the beach, at least ten or fifteen miles, in fact, are less abundant right along the shore, apparently.

Stayed at Staffordshire Hotel.