260 



Racoon, 2 Dasyprocta aguti, L., Agoutis, Sciurus aestuans, L., 



Squiri'el, and DiclelpJnjti niarsitpialis, L., Common Manicou. A 



Report prepared by Mr. Syl. Devenish for the Ordinance for the 



Protection of Trinidad Wild Birds in the year 1875 was read 



and contained many interesting facts about the bird skin trade 



and the habits of some species. The author who was present 



supplemented it with some amusing anecdotes of occurences which 



happened in the woods while collecting material for this report. 



Notes from the Institute of Jamaica by Mr. Tyler Townsend were 



i-ead and those on Ticks excited much interest. Mr. George Vahl 



made some remarks about the occurrence of these pests in 



Trinidad. Mr. Urich said that on a leaf he had sent to Mr. 



Cockerell, on which he thought there might be scale insects 



a new fungus was found which Mr. J. B. Ellis proposes to name 



Asteridiuin moniliferum, Ellis and Everhardt. " It is," wrote 



Mr. Cockerell, " remarkable for its moniliform sporidia. Asteri- 



^ dium is stated by Mr. Ellis to be a subgenus of Asterina. 



' Species of Asterina occur in the tropics on leaves of trees, 



' looking like a slight mould. Examined with a glass, they are 



' seen to present a rather moss-like growth, on which are the 



' more or less gobular perithecia containing the axi, which — in 



' turn contain the sporidia. Forty three species of Asterina 



' are known from North America — but of these several are 



' doubtful. Two species have lately been described from 



' Jamaica by Ellis and Everhardt — see Jr. Inst, Jamaica 1893 



' page 248." — Mr. Potter read a paper entitled " An ascent of 



Tucuche," made early in the year and Mr. Mole read some notes 



" On the venom of the coral snake and its effects on other snakes 



and animals." It was shown that this reptile is more venomous 



than is generally supposed, but, that fortunately, they are only 



with difficulty prevailed upon to bite. The two species of coral 



snakes occuring in Trinidad viz. Flaps lemniscatus L. and E, 



riisei, Jan were exhibited. 



3rd November. 



Present : Mr. H. Caracciolo, President, Sir John Goldney, 

 Prof. Carmody, Messrs Syl. Devenish M.A., W. G. Hewlett, G. 

 J. Reld, W. E. Broadway, F. H. Spooner, C. W. Walker, Edgar 

 Tripp, S. A. Cumberland, T. I. Potter, L. Guppy Jr., F. J. 

 Maingot, R. R. Mole, J. H. Collens, Geo. Vahl and F. W. Urich, 

 Hon. Secretary. Messrs. Hosking, J. L. Morgan, Sucre, G. Guppy, 

 and J. Paget were present as visitors. On the motion of the 

 President, seconded by Sir John Goldney, the Secretary was 

 desired to send a letter of condolence in the name of the Club to 

 Mr. Alfred Taitt, late Hon. Secretary of the Club, in his bereave- 

 ment by the loss' of his father. Mr. T. W, Carr was elected a 



