 " I have not as yet noticed by far the most remarkable feature in the natural history of this archipelago ; it is , that the different islands to a considerable extent are inhabited by a different set of beings . My attention was first called to this fact by the Vice @-@ Governor , Mr. Lawson , declaring that the tortoises differed from the different islands , and that he could with certainty tell from which island any one was brought ... The inhabitants , as I have said , state that they can distinguish the tortoises from the different islands ; and that they differ not only in size , but in other characters . Captain Porter has described * those from Charles and from the nearest island to it , namely , Hood Island , as having their shells in front thick and turned up like a Spanish saddle , while the tortoises from James Island are rounder , blacker , and have a better taste when cooked . " 
