508 A, FE. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 
Comparative Tables of Daily Observations for February and 
March, 1900 and 1901, 
I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. T. G. Gosling, of Hamilton, 
for the following tables, which throw considerable light on the con- 
dition of the temperature and winds just before and at the time of 
the mortality of the fishes in 1901, as compared with similar tables 
in 1900. It will be seen that the averages are decidedly lower in 
1901. But evidently the most significant point is the great pre- 
dominance of Northwest winds in 1901, for there are 42 cases, as 
against 19 in 1900. Such winds not only cause a fall of temperature 
in the air, but they bring in currents of cold water from the north- 
ward, and from deep water, if long continued, as they were in Feb- 
ruary, 1901. 
The observations were made at 10 A.m.; 12 M.; and 3 P.M. 
FEBRUARY, 1900. Fepruary, 1901. 
Air; | Wind ; Air; Wind; 
Day. | Temperature. Direction. | Temperature. || Direction. 
| | | | | 
Hours|/ 10} 12/ 8 | 10 | 12 Bi 10) 13.1538 10 12 3 
1°. |) .67-)) 6% | 675). |), OW. W. || 66 | 66 | 64 || N.W.|N.W.| N.W 
2 || 66 | 66 | 66 |N.W.|N.W. | N.W. || 
3 -|| 63 | 63 | 63 | N.W.|N.W. | N.W. || 
4 | | 62 | 62 | 62 ||N.W.| S.W. | S.W. 
5 || 66 | 67 | 67 | S.W.|S.W. | S.W. || 64 | 64 | 63 || N.W. | N.W. | N.W. 
6 || 67 | 68 | 68 | N.E.| E. EK. || 60 | 61 | 61 ||N.W.|N.W.|N.W. 
7 || 67 | 68 | 68 |N.W.|N.W.|N.W.|| 59 | 59 | 61 || N.W.] N.W. | NW. 
8 || 65 | 66|65| N. | N. | N. || 61 | 62 | 62 ||N.W.|N.W.| NW. 
9 || 66, 68 | 68| N. | N. | N. || 63 | 63, 63 || N.E. | N.E. | Calm. 
10 | 66 | 66 | 66 | N.E.| N.E. | N.E | 
11 | | 63 | 63 | 62 || N.W. | N.W. | N.W. 
12 || 68) 70| 70) N. | N. | N. || 60 | 60 | 60 ||Calm.| W. | W. 
13 || 68 | 69°| 69 | E. | S.E. | S.E. || 58 | 58] 57 || N. | N.W.| NOW. 
14 || 68 | 68 | 68 | S.W. | S.W. | S.W. |] 58 | 58 | 57 || N.W. | N.W. | N.W. 
15 67 | 67 | 67 |Calm.|Calm.| S.E. |} 60 | 61 | 62 || N.W.|N.W. | N.W. 
16 || 67| 67 | 68/ S. | S. |S.W. || 61 | 63 | 64 || N-W. | N.W. | New. 
17 || 69 | 70 | 72 | S.W.|S.W. | S.W. || | 
18 | | | | 65 | 67 | 68 ||N.W.|N.W. | N.W. 
19 || 65 | 64 | 63 |N.W.|N.W.|N.W.|| 66 | 67 | 66 || N. S.. | Sang 
20 || 62 | 62 | 61 |N.W.|N.W.1N.W.|| 65 | 65 | 65 || N.W.|S.W.| W. 
21 || 62 | 64| 64) E. | E. | S.E, || 62] 62 | 61 ||N.W.|N.W.| W. 
22 || 64 | 64 | 64! S. S. | S27) 63 6d 64 1) Ww -) vere eee 
23 || 67 | 67 | 67 | W. | W. | S.W. || 63 | 65 | 67 || N. | N- Sh 
24 || 66 | 66 | 67| W. | W. | W. | 
25 || 64 | 64 | 64 || N.W.| N.W.| NW. 
26 || 64 | 65 | 65 |N.W.|N.W.|N.W.|] 65 | 68 | 68 || S.E. | S.E. | S.W. 
27 || 66 | 66 | 63 | N.W. . | _N. || 66 | 66 | 66 |/S.W.|S.w.| W. 
28 || 60 | 60 | 58 | N.E.| NEL | NE | 64 | 65 | 64 || N.W. | N.W. | N.W. 
Mean | 65.'7' 66.1! 66.0 | 62.5. 63.2! 63.1 
