A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica

abundant Alco Alligator animal appearance Artibeus beach beautiful belly beneath birds blossom Bluefields body broad brown Calabash called Capromys caudal Cayman Cetacea character Chiton close colour common covered crawling Crocodile curious dark described Drummond Castle ears eggs feet fish flowers foliage fore forest fronds Gecko genus goitre green Guazuma ulmifolia habit Haïti half harbour head Hill inches incisors Indian inhabitants insects island Jamaica Kingston leap leaves length light Lizard Manati mass membrane minute Mount Edgecumbe mountain mouth Musquitoes muzzle Naseberry nearly negro night observed operculum pale peculiar plant pond remarkable reptile resembling river road rock roots round Savanna scarcely seen serpent shell shore side Silk-Cotton tree skin slender species specimens spines spots summit surface tail thick trees trunk upper vegetation wild wild hogs wings woods Yellow Snake young