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[[pencil top margin]]Jamaica 57. 
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Sunday. Started early for Bath in St. Thomas, [[left margin  J   J[[left margin]]to get as near Cuna Cuna Pass country as possible. Followed a new road north from Bath for five miles into the hills, then walked about two miles farther along a trail.
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Six miles north of Bath in Parish of St. Thomas. In hills at end of banana walks. [[left margin]]I   I[[left margin]] Found another of the large grey and yellow weevils dead in the path. Tried working several logs but got little besides millipedes. Did also some sweeping and beating, with very little success. Fruit in path yielded nothing.  [[Inserted in pencil]] Fungus- 5 staphs [[/insert]]
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 Passed through several different rock series and [[margin]] J J [[/margin]] took samples. Not a very successful day, but this is a good area to return to and will repay a hard-work stop. 
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Two species of [[underline]] Peripatus [[/underline]] are known from the island and both are said to occur in this region (known as Beacon Hill). They are  [[underline]] P. edwardsii [[/underline]]Guilding and [[underline]]P. jamaicensis[[underline]] Gbm. & Ckl. The former is said to be dark olive in color and to range widely throughout the West Indies. The latter is reddish-brown with white-tipped antennae and is confined to this island. They are about the same size, but the latter has more legs. The young of both species 
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 are said to be born fully developed and capable of independent existence. Their food consists of small insects and other minute animals, which they capture by ejecting viscid saliva over them. [[ left margin]] VII-29-35 [[/ left margin]] Spent the day putting away specimens, packing [[ left margin]] J J[[/left margin]] rock samples, getting the motorcycle to the dock. The weather has gotten quite a bit warmer. 
[[ margin]] VII-30-35. Packing, etc. Boat sailed at 12. midnight. [[left margin]]J J [[/left margin]] Colombian s.s. Pastores. We had to be satisfied with a tiny cabin, usually unused, because of the crowded condition of the boat. [[margin]] VII-31-35 [[/margin]]
 Boat docked at Port Antonio early today to [[left margin]] J J[[/left margin]] take on bananas. This is a very pretty bay and city, being more tropical-appearing than most. The cruise passengers went for a ride in the powered life-boat, some went fishing out on the reef. This is a double harbour, each side complete and protected, with a narrow but deep channel. Sailed at 2 P.M. A "Rags and Tatters Dinner" attracted us very little, for we both were feeling a trifle wobbly. It's only a few hours trip to Port au Prince so an early rise will be necessary and we make up for it by turning in early. [[end page]].