FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB. 6 



Hoadley, S. A. Cumberland, Alfred Taitt, Henry Tate, R. 11. 

 Mole and F. W. Urich, Hon. Secretary. Mr. Ponsonby (London) 

 Rev. E. D. Wright (late .Jamaica), Mr. G. A. Urich and Master 



Rake were the visitors present. The following elections took 

 place : Honorary member : Professor C, V. Riley, Washington ; 

 Town members : Hon. G-. L. Garcia, Drs. G. S. Seccombe and E. 

 Prada, Rev. J. Williams, 13.A., .Messrs. E. C. Wilson, Leon 

 Agostini, J. T. Rousseau, V. L. Wehekind, Carl Saurmann, Jules 

 Anduze, J. R. Llanos. — Notes from the Jamaica Institute were 

 read by the Secretary. — Dr. Rake read a paper upon "The 

 Schizomycetes " and illustrated it with a number of cultures of 

 bacteria and slides ; amongst them one of leprosy bacilli by 

 Mr. Andrew Pringle was conspicuous ; these were shown under 

 microsco2^es and lent additional interest to a highly instructive 

 paper, which the author explained with many drawings on the 

 blackboard. At the conclusion a unanimous vote of thanks was 

 accorded to Dr. Rake for his paper. — Mr. Potter read a few notes 

 on, and exhibited specimens of, a borer found destroying cacao 

 trees at St. Anns. — Mr. A. B. Carr also showed some borers from 

 Caparoj one looking very much like the Xyleborus perforans had 

 killed five cacao trees. The other was found in a dead tree but 

 it was doubtful whether it was the cause of the tree dying. Mr. 

 Carr also placed on the table horns of two species of Trinidad 

 deer — one being of Gariacus nemorivagus, (P. Cuv.) and the other 

 undetermined ; also the skull of a quenk (peccary — Dicotyles 

 labiatus Cuv.) — Dr. Rake exhibited a young tree porcupine, 

 Synetheres prehensilis (Linn.) also a species of Lycopodium found 

 growing at Carenage. — The President showed a specimen of lantern 

 fly from Maracas and made some remarks on the light these insects 

 are supposed to emit. — A species of bat Chiroderma mlloswni 

 (Peters) was also exhibited. — Mr. Urich laid on the table, on 

 behalf of Mr. J. Guilbert, a nest of the corn bird Ostinops 

 decumanus (Pall) and a locust said to be injurious to young- 

 cacao. — The President mentioned that mole crickets were 

 injurious to cacao nurseries by eating away the tap roots. — The 

 Rev. E. D. Wright made some remarks on Hypolimnas 

 misippus and pointed out differences in the females of this 

 butterfly found here and in Jamaica. — Mr. S. A. Cumberland 

 showed a young alligator caught by himself on the Caroni after 

 a terrific struggle in which he received many and very serious 

 wounds, and read a few humorous notes thereon. — The additions 

 to the Club collection since last meeting are : A Sphinx Moth, 

 presented by the Rev. Father Chines, Princes Town ; three 

 caterpillars and a beetle presented by the Rev. C. H. Stoker, 

 Tunapuna ; a caterpillar presented by the Rev. E. P. Tree, Couva. 

 ■ — The meeting closed at 10.15 p.m. 



