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A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 
Molossus rufus, var. obscurus. West Indies and South America, 
widely distributed. 
Zoilogy of Godet’s Book.* 
Dr. Godet’s work contains much that is of interest and value con- 
cerning the agriculture, climate, government, education, etc. of Ber- 
muda. The chapter on the yellow fever epidemic of 1856, during 
which he had charge of the patients on the convict hulk ‘‘ Thames ” 
is of particular interest, because based on personal observation and 
experience. 
Dr. Godet was evidently not a naturalist and that portion relating 
to zodlogy is very unreliable and misleading. The zodlogical matter 
appears to have been put together very hastily, partly from memory, 
and partly compiled from foreign popular books. Perhaps the worst 
part of it is that section relating to “ Shells,” under which he included 
the Crustacea, Mollusca, and Tunicata. Among these he enumerated 
many common European, North American, and East Indian marine 
species, both of Crustacea and Mollusca, which are never found in 
Bermuda,t so that the lists are wholly unreliable. 
At this time, however, it will only be necessary to discuss the 
terrestrial groups. As for the land Mollusca Mr. Pilsbry{ has 
recently remarked that “The list might have been compiled in 
Bedlam, and is introduced here merely as a curiosity, and for the 
sake of bibliographic completeness.”§ 
* Godet, Theodore L., M.D.—Bermuda, its history, geology, climate, pro- 
ducts, agriculture, commerce and government. London. Smith, Elder & Co., 
1860. : 
+ Among these falsely applied names of foreign Crustacea are Lupa forceps ; 
Cancer pagurus ; Gelasimus vocans ; Leucosia craniolaris ; Maia squinado, etc. 
Among the foreign names of shells are Buccinum undatum; B. lunatum; B. 
reticulatum ; Purpura lapillus ; Cassis rufa; Strombus gallus ; Patella pellucida ; 
Pecten concentricus; Venus gemma; Mya arenaria; M. truncata, and many 
others, 
Under ‘‘ Corals,” p. 244, he also enumerates various false species, such as 
Aleyonium digitatum ; Aleyonidium echinatum ; A. gelatinosum ; Fungia; Gor- 
gonia verrucosa; G. placomus; G. lepadifera, ete. 
{ Trans. Conn. Acad. Sci., vol. ii, p. 167. 
§ ‘Under the head Pulmonea (pp. 224-227) are enumerated Limax cinereus, 
Testacella haliotidea, Vitrina pellucida, Helix concava, H. hortensis, Pupa chrys- 
alis, Clausilia papillaris, Bulimus lubricus, Achatina columaria, Succinea ber- 
mudiensis, Limnea auricularia, Physa fontinalis, Awricula mide, and Ancylus 
rivularis. With the exception of Succinea bermudiensis, which is proposed as 
a new species, there is no reason to believe that any of these identifications 
were based upon Bermudian specimens ” (Pilsbry). 
