MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS. 189 
When we consider the peculiar formation of the Bermuda 
_ Hills—the absence of all other material in their geological 
structure—from the vast beds of loose comminuted shell, 
interspersed with small sea shells entire, to the so-called 
limestone rock, varying in its solidity from “ soft” to “hard,” 
and the dip or cleavage of the same, may we not infer that 
the entire group of islands has been formed precisely as the 
Sand Hills of Paget Parish ? 
The circumstance of finding the skeleton of a duck with 
two fossil eggs under it, embedded several feet below the 
surface, in “solid rock,” which was removed several years 
ago to level the surface of the present Dockyard, may tend 
to dispel any doubt which may exist upon the subject. This 
natural curiosity was seen by the late Rev. Mr. Mantach, in 
the possession of an officer of the Royal Engineers, by whom 
it was carried to England. 

Before concluding these brief observations on the wonder- 
ful and comparatively recent formation of the Bermudas, 
from the depths of the Atlantic, and upon the forms of ani- 
mal and vegetable life there found to exist, let us look forth 
upon the wide belt of ocean which surrounds the group, 
and enquire how far the winds and waves have incidentally 
contributed to clothe those islands with the trees and plants 
found upon them by early navigators and settlers. 
During the summer months the winds chiefly prevail from 
