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But it might be necessary to have suitable large stone receiving 

 basins, with a circulation of pure sea-water, in which such things 

 could be kept protected for a time, till they had opportunity to 

 discharge one or two crops of eggs for the natural establishment of 

 the species. The purity of the water here and the porosity of the 

 rocks are exceedingly favorable for such experiments. 



It seems possible, also, that the American Oyster (southern variety) 

 could be made to thrive here in some of the brackish inlets, but it is 

 useless to plant it in pure sea-water. 



The Horse-shoe crab (Limulus) could doubtless be easily intro- 

 duced, for it is tenacious of life and ranges from New England to 

 Brazil. The large market crab of Charleston, S. C. (Menippe mer- 

 cenaria) and other useful Crustacea of that region could probably be 

 easily introduced. 



On a former page (p. 708) I have mentioned an attempt to intro- 

 duce the West Indian Whelk (Livona pica). There is no reason 

 why many other species should not be introduced, for there is plenty 

 of food and pure water for a much richer fauna than now exists here. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



As a very complete work on the Bibliography of the Bermudas is 

 now in course of publication by Mr. George Watson Cole in the 

 Bulletin of Bibliography,* it seems unnecessary to give in this 

 place all the works referred to or quoted, and of which the 

 titles have, also, in many cases, been given in foot-notes 

 or synonymy. Therefore only the more important works will be 

 given here, or those which students might often have occasion to 

 consult. Mr. Cole's work has been of great value to me, in search- 

 ing the literature of Bermuda. I am also indebted to him for the 

 loan of several works on Bermuda, not otherwise available, and for 

 revising the proofs of the following bibliography. 



* Cole, George Watson. — Bermuda in periodical literature. A Bibliography. 

 Bulletin of Bibliography. The Boston Book Company, Boston. 8°. Vol. 

 i (No. 4, January, 1898), p. 52-54 ; (No. 5 ; April 1898), p. 74-76. 

 Note.— Three hundred and fifty copies separately printed. Boston, 1898. 

 Cole, George Watson.— Bermuda in periodical literature ; with occasional refer- 

 ences to other works. Series 2. Vol. ii, October, 1900, to vol. iii, No. 4, 

 Jan., 1903. (Not yet completed. It will include the above, and be issued 

 separately, with index, when finished.) 

 Trans. Conn. Acad., Vol. XI. 54 Jan., 1903. 



