XVI CONTENTS 



P'AGE. 



Clarence Habbor, Long Island 278 



Descriptions of Important Mosquitoes 279 



FISHES OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. By Barton A. Bean 293 



Introduction 293 



Annotated List of Bahama Fishes 295 



BATRACHIANS AND LAND REPTILES OP THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. By 



Leonhard Stejneger 329 



Introduction 329 



Systematic and Nomenclatural Notes 330 



Batrachians 330 



Reptiles 331 



Lizards 331 



Snakes . . » 335 



Distribution of Batrachians and Reptiles (except Marine Turtles) 



Occurring in the Bahama Islands 338 



Relations and Origins of the Bahama Herpetological Fauna 339 



Relations to Florida 339 



Relations to Cuba. 340 



Relations to Haiti 341 



Relations to Rum Cay and Watlings Island 342 



Conclusions 343 



BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. By Joseph H. Riley 347 



Introduction 347 



Ornithological Explorations 347 



Notes on the Zoogeographical Position of the Bahama Islands 350 



List of Bahama Birds 358 



MAMMALS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. By Gerrit S. Miller, Jr 371 



Introduction 371 



Annotated List of Species 372 



Rats 372 



Capbomys 373 



Raccoons 376 



Bats 379 



SANITARY CONDITIONS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. By Clement A. 



Penrose, M. D 387 



Introduction 387 



Medical and Surgical Equipment 389 



