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  ,NUMB] ( ,NUMB] ( ,GALAPAGOS SPECIES
SPECIES ,NUMB] ,>*IPELAGO

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        3F9$
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,ISL&
  ,SPECIES
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,JAMES
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    #CC
      #CH
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      #BF
        #BB
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,*ATHAM
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    #AF
      #AF
        #AB
          #D

,*>LES
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! PROBABLY
IMPORT$
PLANTS 2
SUBTRACT$47

  ,H;E WE H ! TRULY WOND];L FACT1 T 9
,JAMES ,ISL&1 (! ?IRTY-EI<T ,GALAPAGEIAN
PLANTS1 OR ^? F.D 9 NO O!R "P (! _W1
?IRTY >E EXCLUSIVELY 3F9$ 6? "O ISL&2 &
9 ,ALBEM>LE ,ISL&1 (! TW5TY- SIX
ABORIG9AL ,GALAPAGEIAN PLANTS1 TW5TY-TWO
>E 3F9$ 6? "O ISL&1 T IS1 ONLY F\R >E AT
PRES5T "KN 6GR[ 9 ! O!R ISL&S (!
>*IPELAGO2 & S ON1 Z %[N 9 ! ABV TA#1 )!
PLANTS F ,*ATHAM & ,*>LES ,ISL&S4 ,?
FACT W1 P]H1 2 R5D]$ EV5 M /RIK+1 0GIV+
A FEW ILLU/R,NS3--?US1 ,SCALESIA1 A
REM>KA# >BORESC5T G5US (! ,-POSITAE1 IS
3F9$ 6! >*IPELAGO3 X HAS SIX SPECIES3 "O
F ,*ATHAM1 "O F ,ALBEM>LE1 "O F ,*>LES
,ISL&1 TWO F ,JAMES ,ISL&1 &! SIX? F "O
(! ?REE LATT] ISL&S1 B X IS N "KN F :3 N
"O ( ^! SIX SPECIES GR[S ON ANY TWO
ISL&S4 ,AG1 ,EUPHORBIA1 A MUNDANE OR
WIDELY 4TRIBUT$ G5US1 HAS "H EI<T
SPECIES1 ( : SEV5 >E 3F9$ 6! >*IPELAGO1
& N "O F.D ON ANY TWO ISL&S3 ,ACALYPHA &
,BORR]IA1 BO? MUNDANE G5]A1 H
RESPECTIVELY SIX & SEV5 SPECIES1 N"O ( :
H ! SAME SPECIES ON TWO ISL&S1 )!
EXCEP;N ( "O ,BORR]IA1 : DOES O3UR ON
TWO ISL&S4 ,! SPECIES (! ,-POSITAE >E
"PICUL>LY LOCAL2 & ,DR4 ,HOOK] HAS
FURNI%$ ME ) S"EAL O!R MO/ /RIK+
ILLU/R,NS (! DI6];E (! SPECIES ON !
DI6]5T ISL&S4 ,HE REM>KS T ? LAW (
4TRIBU;N HOLDS GD BO? ) ^? G5]A 3F9$ 6!
>*IPELAGO1 & ^? 4TRIBUT$ 9 O!R QU>T]S (!
_W3 9 L MANN] WE H SE5 T ! DI6]5T ISL&S
H _! PROP] SPECIES (! MUNDANE G5US (
TORTOISE1 &(! WIDELY 4TRIBUT$ ,AM]ICAN
G5US (! MOCK+-?RU%1 Z WELL Z ( TWO (!
,GALAPAGEIAN SUB-GR\PS ( F9*ES1 & ALM
C]TA9LY (! ,GALAPAGEIAN G5US
,AMBLYRHYN*US4
  ,! 4TRIBU;N (! T5ANTS ( ? >*IPELAGO WD
N 2 NE>LY S WOND];L1 IF1 = 9/.E1 "O ISL&
_H A MOCK+-?RU%1 &A SECOND ISL& "S O!R Q
4T9CT G5US1--IF "O ISL& _H XS G5US (
LIZ>D1 &A SECOND ISL& ANO!R 4T9CT G5US1
OR N"O :AT"E2--OR IF ! DI6]5T ISL&S 7
9HABIT$1 N 0REPRES5TATIVE SPECIES (!
SAME G5]A ( PLANTS1 B 0TOT,Y DI6]5T
G5]A1 Z DOES 6A C]TA9 EXT5T HOLD GD3 =1
6GIVE "O 9/.E1 A L>GE B]RY-BE>+ TREE AT
,JAMES ,ISL& HAS NO REPRES5TATIVE
SPECIES 9 ,*>LES ,ISL&4 ,B X IS !
CIRCUM/.E1 T S"EAL (! ISL&S POSSESS _!
[N SPECIES (! TORTOISE1 MOCK+-?RU%1
F9*ES1 & NUM]\S PLANTS1 ^! SPECIES HAV+
! SAME G5]AL HABITS1 O3UPY+ ANALOG\S
SITU,NS1 & OBVI\SLY FILL+ ! SAME PLACE 9
! NATURAL ECONOMY ( ? >*IPELAGO1 T
/RIKES ME ) WOND]4 ,X MAY 2 SUSPECT$ T
"S ( ^! REPRES5TATIVE SPECIES1 AT L1/ 9
! CASE (! TORTOISE &( "S (! BIRDS1 MAY
"HAF PROVE 6BE ONLY WELL-M>K$ RACES2 B ?
WD 2 ( EQU,Y GRT 9T]E/ 6! PHILOSOPHICAL
NATURALI/4 ,I H SD T MO/ (! ISL&S >E 9
SI<T ( EA* O!R3 ,I MAY SPECIFY T ,*>LES
,ISL& IS FIFTY MILES F ! NE>E/ "P (
,*ATHAM ,ISL&1 & ?IRTY-?REE MILES F !
NE>E/ "P ( ,ALBEM>LE ,ISL&4 ,*ATHAM
,ISL& IS SIXTY MILES F ! NE>E/ "P (
,JAMES ,ISL&1 B "! >E TWO 9T]M$IATE
ISL&S 2T !M : 7 N VISIT$ 0ME4 ,JAMES
,ISL& IS ONLY T5 MILES F ! NE>E/ "P (
,ALBEM>LE ,ISL&1 B ! TWO PO9TS ": !
COLLEC;NS 7 MADE >E ?IRTY-TWO MILES A"P4
,I M/ REP1T1 T NEI ! NATURE (! SOIL1 NOR
HEI<T (! L&1 NOR ! CLIMATE1 NOR ! G5]AL
"* (! ASSOCIAT$ 2+S1 & "!=E _! AC;N "O
ON ANO!R1 C DI6] M* 9 ! DI6]5T ISL&S4
,IF "! 2 ANY S5SI# DI6];E 9 _! CLIMATES1
X M/ 2 2T ! ,W9DW>D GR\P 7"NLY1 ,*>LES &
,*ATHAM ,ISL&S71 & T 6LEEW>D2 B "! SEEMS
6BE NO CORRESPOND+ DI6];E 9 ! PRODUC;NS
( ^! TWO HALVES (! >*IPELAGO4
  ,! ONLY LI<T : ,I C ?R[ ON ? REM>KA#
DI6];E 9 ! 9HABITANTS (! DI6]5T ISL&S1
IS1 T V /R;G CURR5TS (! SEA RUNN+ 9 A
WE/]LY & ,W4,N4,W4 DIREC;N M/ SEP>ATE1 Z
F> Z TRANSPORTAL 0! SEA IS 3C]N$1 !
S\!RN ISL&S F ! NOR!RN "OS2 & 2T ^!
NOR!RN ISL&S A /R;G ,N4,W4 CURR5T 0
OBS]V$1 : M/ E6ECTU,Y SEP>ATE ,JAMES &
,ALBEM>LE ,ISL&S4 ,Z ! >*IPELAGO IS FREE
6A MO/ REM>KA# DEGREE F GALES ( W9D1 NEI
! BIRDS1 9SECTS1 NOR LI<T] SE$S1 WD 2
BL[N F ISL& 6ISL&4 ,& LA/LY1 ! PROF.D
DEP? (! OC1N 2T ! ISL&S1 & _! APP>5TLY
REC5T 7IN A GEOLOGICAL S5SE7 VOLCANIC
ORIG91 R5D] X HI<LY UNLIKELY T !Y 7 "E
UNIT$2 & ?1 PROBABLY1 IS A F> M
IMPORTANT 3SID],N ?AN ANY O!R1 ) RESPECT
6! GEOGRAPHICAL 4TRIBU;N ( _!
9HABITANTS4 ,REVIEW+ ! FACTS "H GIV51 "O
IS A/ONI%$ AT ! AM.T ( CR1TIVE =CE1 IF
S* AN EXPRES.N MAY 2 US$1 4PLAY$ ON ^!
SMALL1 B>R51 & ROCKY ISL&S2 & / M S1 AT
XS DIV]SE YET ANALOG\S AC;N ON PO9TS S
NE> EA* O!R4 ,I H SD T ! ,GALAPAGOS
,>*IPELAGO MI<T 2 CALL$ A SATELLITE
ATTA*$ 6,AM]ICA1 B X %D R 2 CALL$ A GR\P
( SATELLITES1 PHYSIC,Y SIMIL>1 ORGANIC,Y
4T9CT1 YET 9TIMATELY RELAT$ 6EA* O!R1 &
ALL RELAT$ 9 A M>K$1 ?\< M* LESS]
DEGREE1 6! GRT ,AM]ICAN 3T95T4
  ,I W 3CLUDE MY DESCRIP;N (! NATURAL
HI/ORY ( ^! ISL&S1 0GIV+ AN A3.T (!
EXTREME TAME;S (! BIRDS4
  ,? 4POSI;N IS -MON 6ALL ! T]RE/RIAL
SPECIES2 "NLY1 6! MOCK+-?RU%ES1 ! F9*ES1
WR5S1 TYRANT- FLYCAT*]S1 ! DOVE1 &
C>RION-BUZZ>D4 ,ALL ( !M >E (T5 APPROA*$
SU6ICI5TLY NE> 6BE KILL$ )A SWIT*1 &
"S"TS1 Z ,I MYF TRI$1 )A CAP OR HAT4 ,A
GUN IS "H ALM SUP]FLU\S2 =)! MUZZLE ,I
PU%$ A HAWK (F ! BRAN* (A TREE4 ,"O "D1
:IL/ LY+ D[N1 A MOCK+-?RU% ALI<T$ ON !
$GE (A PIT*]1 MADE (! %ELL (A TORTOISE1
: ,I HELD 9 MY H&1 & 2GAN V QUIETLY 6SIP
! WAT]2 X ALL[$ ME 6LIFT X F ! GR.D :IL/
S1T$ ON ! VESSEL3 ,I (T5 TRI$1 & V NE>LY
SU3E$$1 9 CAT*+ ^! BIRDS 0_! LEGS4
,=M]LY ! BIRDS APPE> 6H BE5 EV5 TAM] ?AN
AT PRES5T4 ,C[LEY 7IN ! YE> #AFHD7 SAYS
T ! 8,TURTLEDOVES 7 S TAME1 T !Y WD (T5
ALI<T ON \R HATS & >MS1 S Z T WE CD TAKE
!M ALIVE1 !Y N FE>+ MAN1 UNTIL S* "T Z
"S ( \R -PANY DID FIRE AT !M1 ":BY !Y 7
R5D]$ M %Y40 ,DAMPI] AL1 9 ! SAME YE>1
SAYS T A MAN 9 A MORN+'S WALK MI<T KILL
SIX OR SEV5 DOZ5 ( ^! DOVES4 ,AT PRES5T1
AL? C]TA9LY V TAME1 !Y D N ALI<T ON P'S
>MS1 NOR D !Y SU6] !MVS 6BE KILL$ 9 S*
L>GE NUMB]S4 ,X IS SURPRIS+ T !Y H N
2COME WILD]2 = ^! ISL&S DUR+ ! LA/
HUNDR$ & FIFTY YE>S H BE5 FREQU5TLY
VISIT$ 0BUCANI]S & :AL]S2 &! SAILORS1
W&]+ "? ! WOOD 9 SE>* ( TORTOISES1 ALW
TAKE CRUEL DELI<T 9 KNOCK+ D[N ! LL
BIRDS4 ,^! BIRDS1 AL? N[ / M P]SECUT$1 D
N R1DILY 2COME WILD4 ,9 ,*>LES ,ISL&1 :
_H !N BE5 COLONIZ$ AB SIX YE>S1 ,I SAW A
BOY SITT+ 0A WELL )A SWIT* 9 8 H&1 ) :
HE KILL$ ! DOVES & F9*ES Z !Y CAME
6DR9K4 ,HE _H ALR PROCUR$ A LL H1P ( !M
= 8 D9N]1 & HE SD T HE _H 3/ANTLY BE5 9
! HABIT ( WAIT+ 0? WELL =! SAME PURPOSE4
,X WD APPE> T ! BIRDS ( ? >*IPELAGO1 N
HAV+ Z YET LE>NT T MAN IS A M DANG]\S
ANIMAL ?AN ! TORTOISE OR !
,AMBLYRHYN*US1 4REG>D HM1 9 ! SAME MANN]
Z 9 ,5GL& %Y BIRDS1 S* Z MAGPIES1 4REG>D
! C[S & HORSES GRAZ+ 9 \R FIELDS4
  ,! ,FALKL& ,ISL&S (F] A SECOND 9/.E (
BIRDS )A SIMIL> 4POSI;N4 ,! EXTRAORD9>Y
TAME;S (! LL ,OPETIORHYN*US HAS BE5
REM>K$ 0,P]NETY1 ,LESSON1 & O!R VOYAG]S4
,X IS N1 H["E1 PECULI> 6T BIRD3 !
,POLYBORUS1 SNIPE1 UPL& & L[L& GOOSE1
?RU%1 BUNT+1 & EV5 "S TRUE HAWKS1 >E ALL
M OR LESS TAME4 ,Z ! BIRDS >E S TAME "!1
": FOXES1 HAWKS1 & [LS O3UR1 WE MAY 9F]
T ! ABS;E ( ALL RAPACI\S ANIMALS AT !
,GALAPAGOS1 IS N ! CAUSE ( _! TAME;S "H4
,! UPL& GEESE AT ! ,FALKL&S %[1 0!
PRECAU;N !Y TAKE 9 BUILD+ ON ! ISLETS1 T
!Y >E AW>E ( _! DANG] F ! FOXES2 B !Y >E
N 0? R5D]$ WILD T[>DS MAN4 ,? TAME;S (!
BIRDS1 ESPECI,Y (! WAT]F[L1 IS /R;GLY
3TRA/$ )! HABITS (! SAME SPECIES 9
,TI]RA DEL ,FUEGO1 ": = AGES PA/ !Y H
BE5 P]SECUT$ 0! WILD 9HABITANTS4 ,9 !
,FALKL&S1 ! SPORTSMAN MAY "S"TS KILL M (
! UPL& GEESE 9 "O "D ?AN HE C C>RY HOME2
":AS 9 ,TI]RA DEL ,FUEGO X IS NE>LY Z
DI6ICULT 6KILL "O1 Z X IS 9 ,5GL& 6%OOT
! -MON WILD GOOSE4
  ,9 ! "T ( ,P]NETY 7#AGFC71 ALL ! BIRDS
"! APPE> 6H BE5 M* TAM] ?AN AT PRES5T2
HE /ATES T ! ,OPETIORHYN*US WD ALM P]*
ON 8 F+]2 & T )A W& HE KILL$ T5 9 HALF
AN H\R4 ,AT T P]IOD ! BIRDS M/ H BE5 AB
Z TAME Z !Y N[ >E AT ! ,GALAPAGOS4 ,!Y
APPE> 6H LE>NT CAU;N M SL[LY AT ^! LATT]
ISL&S ?AN AT ! ,FALKL&S1 ": !Y H _H
PROPOR;NATE M1NS ( EXP]I;E2 = 2SS
FREQU5T VISITS F VESSELS1 ^? ISL&S H BE5
AT 9T]VALS COLONIZ$ DUR+ ! 5TIRE P]IOD4
,EV5 =M]LY1 :5 ALL ! BIRDS 7 S TAME1 X 0
IMPOSSI# 0,P]NETY'S A3.T 6KILL ! BLACK-
NECK$ SWAN--A BIRD ( PASSAGE1 : PROBABLY
BR"\ ) X ! WISDOM LE>NT 9 =EIGN C.TRIES4
  ,I MAY ADD T1 AC 6,DU ,BOIS1 ALL !
BIRDS AT ,B\RBON 9 #AEGA-GB1 )! EXCEP;N
(! FLAM+OES & GEESE1 7 S EXTREMELY TAME1
T !Y CD 2 CAU<T 0! H&1 OR KILL$ 9 ANY
NUMB] )A /ICK4 ,AG1 AT ,TRI/AN D',ACUNHA
9 ! ,ATLANTIC1 ,C>MI*AEL ,7#F7' /ATES T
! ONLY TWO L&-BIRDS1 A ?RU% &A BUNT+1 7
8S TAME Z 6SU6] !MVS 6BE CAU<T )A H&-
NET40 ,F ^! S"EAL FACTS WE MAY1 ,I ?9K1
3CLUDE1 F/1 T ! WILD;S ( BIRDS ) REG>D
6MAN1 IS A "PICUL> 9/9CT DIRECT$ AG/
@__HIM@__1 & N DEP5D5T ^U ANY G5]AL
DEGREE ( CAU;N >IS+ F O!R S\RCES (
DANG]2 SECONDLY1 T X IS N ACQUIR$
09DIVIDUAL BIRDS 9 A %ORT "T1 EV5 :5 M*
P]SECUT$2 B T 9 ! C\RSE ( SU3ESSIVE
G5],NS X 2COMES H]$IT>Y4 ,) DOME/ICAT$
ANIMALS WE >E A3U/OM$ 6SEE NEW M5TAL
HABITS OR 9/9CTS ACQUIR$ OR R5D]$
H]$IT>Y2 B ) ANIMALS 9 A /ATE ( NATURE1
X M/ ALW 2 MO/ DI6ICULT 64COV] 9/.ES (
ACQUIR$ H]$IT>Y K4 ,9 REG>D 6! WILD;S (
BIRDS T[>DS MAN1 "! IS NO WAY ( A3.T+ =
X1 EXCEPT Z AN 9H]IT$ HABIT3 -P>ATIVELY
FEW "Y BIRDS1 9 ANY "O YE>1 H BE5 9JUR$
0MAN 9 ,5GL&1 YET ALM ALL1 EV5 NE/L+S1
>E AFRAID ( HM2 _M 9DIVIDUALS1 ON ! O!R
H&1 BO? AT ! ,GALAPAGOS & AT ! ,FALKL&S1
H BE5 PURSU$ & 9JUR$ 0MAN1 YET H N LE>N$
A SALUT>Y DR1D ( HM4 ,WE MAY 9F] F ^!
FACTS1 :AT HAVOC ! 9TRODUC;N ( ANY NEW
B1/ ( PREY M/ CAUSE 9 A C.TRY1 2F !
9/9CTS (! 9DIG5\S 9HABITANTS H 2COME
ADAPT$ 6! /RANG]'S CRAFT OR P[]4

    ,FOOTNOTES
  ,7#A7' ,! PROGRESS ( RESE>* HAS %[N T
"S ( ^! BIRDS1 : 7 !N ?"\ 6BE 3F9$ 6!
ISL&S1 O3UR ON ! ,AM]ICAN 3T95T4 ,!
EM95T ORNI?OLOGI/1 ,MR4 ,SCLAT]1 9=MS ME
T ? IS ! CASE )! ,/RIX PUNCTATISSIMA &
,PYROCEPHALUS NANUS2 & PROBABLY )! ,OTUS
,GALAPAGOENSIS & ,Z5AIDA ,GALAPAGOENSIS3
S T ! NUMB] ( 5DEMIC BIRDS IS REDUC$
6TW5TY-?REE1 OR PROBABLY 6TW5TY-"O4 ,MR4
,SCLAT] ?9KS T "O OR TWO ( ^! 5DEMIC =MS
%D 2 RANK$ R Z V>IETIES ?AN SPECIES1 :
ALW SEEM$ 6ME PROBA#4
  ,7#B7' ,? IS /AT$ 0,DR4 ,GUN!R
7,ZOOLOG4 ,SOC4 ,JAN #BD?1 #AHEI7 6BE A
PECULI> SPECIES1 N "KN 69HABIT ANY O!R
C.TRY4
  ,7#C7' ,VOYAGE AUX ,QUATRE ,ILES
D',AFRIQUE4 ,) RESPECT 6! ,S&WI* ,ISL&S1
SEE ,TY]MAN & ,B5NETT'S ,J\RNAL1 VOL4 I4
    P4 #DCD4 ,= ,MAURITIUS1 SEE ,VOYAGE
P> UN ,(FICI]1 ETC41 "P I4 P4 #AGJ4 ,"!
>E NO FROGS 9 ! ,CAN>Y ,ISL&S 7,WEBB ET
,B]!LOT1 ,HI/4 ,NAT4 DES ,ILES
,CAN>IES74 ,I SAW N"O AT ,/4 ,JAGO 9 !
,CAPE DE ,V]DS4 ,"! >E N"O AT ,/4
,HEL5A4
  ,7#D7' ,ANN4 & ,MAG4 ( ,NAT4 ,HI/41
VOL4 ;XVI4 P4 #AI4
  ,7#E7' ,VOYAGE 9 ! ,U4 ,S4 %IP ,ESSEX1
VOL4 I4 P4 #BAE4
  ,7#F7' ,L9N4 ,TRANS41 VOL4 ;XII4 P4
#DIF4 ,! MO/ ANOMAL\S FACT ON ? SUBJECT
: ,I H MET ) IS ! WILD;S (! SMALL BIRDS
9 ! ,>CTIC "PS ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA 7Z
DESCRIB$ 0,RI*>DSON1 ,FAUNA ,BOR41 VOL4
;II4 P4 #CCB71 ": !Y >E SD N"E 6BE
P]SECUT$4 ,? CASE IS ! M /RANGE1 2C X IS
ASS]T$ T "S (! SAME SPECIES 9 _! W9T]-
QU>T]S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES >E TAME4 ,"! IS
M*1 Z ,DR4 ,RI*>DSON WELL REM>KS1 UTT]LY
9EXPLICA# 3NECT$ )! DI6]5T DEGREES (
%Y;S & C>E ) : BIRDS 3C1L _! NE/S4 ,H[
/RANGE X IS T ! ,5GLI% WOOD-PIGEON1
G5],Y S WILD A BIRD1 %D V FREQU5TLY RE>
XS "Y 9 %RU2]IES CLOSE 6H\SES6