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Article X. — The Bermuda Islands : Their Scenery, Climate, Pro- 

 ductions, Physiography, Natural History, and Geology ; with 

 sketches of their early history and the changes due to man. 

 By Addison E. Verrill. Plates 65-104 41 3 



Figures in first column refer to the author's special edition ; those in the 

 second column are the original pages. 



Part I. General Description of the Scenery, Climate, Harbors, Waters, Vege- 

 tation, Birds, Eoads, Historical Localities, Ruined Forts, etc. 

 Figures 1-22 4; 416 



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Figures, 



Physiography, including Meteorology, etc. Figures.. 



Geographical Position 



Form and Extent of the Islands and Eeef s 



Hills, Valleys, Sinks, Brackish Ponds, Swamps 



Fallen Caverns ; Natural Fish Ponds 



Harbors and Sounds. Figures 



Mangrove Swamps . . . 



Caverns and Grottoes. Figures. _ 



Shore Cliffs ; Natural Arches ; Pinnacles 



Cathedral Rocks. Figures 



Sand Dunes and Drifting Sands 



Anchorages or Submerged Lagoons ; Bottom Deposits 



The Reefs and Flats 



Serpuline Atolls or ' ' Boilers " 



Figures . 



Channels or Natural Cuts through the Reefs 



Tides and Currents 



The Soil ; its Origin and Composition . 



Chemical Analyses of Bermuda Soils 



Climate 



a. Rainfall; Hail; Thunder-storms; Fogs; Moisture 



b. Winds, Hurricanes, Gales 



c. Temperature ; Frost, Ice, Snow 



d. Meteorological Tables 



c. Drouths and Famines 



/. Temperature of the Sea . .. 



Remarkable instance of the Death of Fishes, etc., due to cold- 

 ness of the Sea, in 1901 



Comparative Tables of Temperature and Wind 



Earthquakes 



Health and Diseases ; Longevity ; Historical Epidemics ; Mos- 

 quitoes .... 



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