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the birds of the islands mentioned; but of Anguilla, St. Mar- 

 tin, Barbuda, Nevis, Montserrat, and Grenada, we know noth- 

 ing ; and of St. Bartholomew, St. John, Saba, and Barbadoes 

 next to nothing. Dominica, Martinique, and Guadaloupe 

 have been more or less explored by English and French natu- 

 ralists, although with no very complete result. We are glad 

 to see that the Zoological Society of London is printing a 

 paper by Dr. Sclater upon a collection of the birds of Santa 

 Lucia sent to the Society by Mr. De Vceux, in which twenty- 

 five species are enumerated, and among them three entirely 

 peculiar to the island, one of them, a species of oriole, being 

 hitherto undescribed. To such of our readers as have a spir- 

 it of enterprise, and are desirous of visiting a region which is 

 sure to reward them with rich and undescribed treasures in 

 natural history, we earnestly recommend the smaller West 

 India Islands, to which a trip can be made, especially in the 

 winter season, with little or no risk to life or health, and with 

 ample promise of satisfactory results. 



Williams' college expedition, 1870-71. 



We find in the American Journal of Science for July a 

 more detailed statement of the result of the Williams' College 

 expedition than has heretofore been published. This consist- 

 ed of five members of the present senior class, under the lead- 

 ership of Mr, H. M. Myers, who gained much experience in 

 the line of exploration in connection with the Venezuelan 

 branch of Professor Orton's expedition of some years back. 

 We have already referred to the movements of this party, 

 and it is only necessary to add that large numbers of birds 

 were obtained by the expedition at Comayagna, as well as 

 two statues, exhumed at Chorozal, south of Belize. The col- 

 lections made by the party will go to enrich the Williams' 

 College Lyceum of Natural History, and will add much to its 

 already extensive treasures. 4 Z>,7i^y,187l,67. 



explorations of dr. habel. 



After a seven years' tour of exploration in South America, 

 Dr. A. Habel, a former resident of Hastings-on-the-Hudson, 

 has returned to New York, where he is assiduously engaged 

 in preparing the results of his labors for the press. Among 

 the regions traversed by this gentleman may be mentioned 



