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TRINIDAD FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, of the British Museum, an Honorary 

 Member of the Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club, has personally 

 written to the President informing him that he is framing a 

 catalogue* of the mammals of Trinidad, a copy of which he 

 intends presenting to the Club for publication in its Journal, 

 and requesting its assistance in its compilation. A Committee 

 is now at work collecting specimens of the Mammals, and will 

 be glad to receive the assistance of the public in this matter. 

 The undermentioned members will be glad to receive sj^ecimens, 

 and will either forward them for identification in the name 

 of the collector, or will purchase them on behalf of the Club. 



Henry Cabacciolo, Steamers* Warehouse, 



F. W. Ubich, c/o F. Urich & Son, South Quay, 



T. J. PoTTEB, Crown Lands Office, 



Alfred Taitt, All Saints, 



R. R. Mole, 3, Abercrombie Street, 



The Animals wanted are Bats, Field Rats and mice, Otters 

 to be found in rivers (locally known as water dogs), Mangrove 

 dogs, Tiger Cats, Tatous, Ant Eaters, Sloths, Porcupines, etc., 

 alive or recently killed. 



* The Catalogue arrived by the Mail of August 3— this week. 



DESCRIPTION OP A NEW BUTTERELY FROM 

 TRINIDAD.* 



By W. F. KIRBY, F.E.S. 



Tiihorea Flavescens. — Expanse from 2^ to 2^ inches. Dark 

 brown, Avith yellow markings, more or less tinged with tawny, 

 especially towards the base. Fore wings rather pointed, the 

 hind margin slightly oblique, very slightly sinuated, and not 

 convex, hind Avings with the hind margin regularly rounded 

 and slightly sinuated. Fore wings dark brown, with the prin- 

 cipal nervures orange towards the base, and in the yellow por- 

 tions of the wing ; from the base run two yellow stripes, the 

 first curves through the cell till it descends on the median 

 nervure, after which it is slightly interrupted before meeting a 

 large yellow band divided by the nervures, which crosses the 



• This article is taken from the Entomologist for June. 1889, vol. XXII, 

 No. 313. The butterfly described is the common " sweet oil" (local name of 

 Trinidad), and was included in a set of insects sent by Mr, W. E, Broadway 

 to the British Museum for determination in 1889. As will be seen, althougli 

 extremely common with us, it was unknown to science. — P.C. 



