Number 132 February 10, 1923. 



OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF 

 ZOOLOGY 



UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 



Ann Arbor, Michigan Pubushed by the University 



WEST INDIAN INVESTIGATIONS OF 1922 

 By Thomas Barbour 



Mr. J. Iv. Peters again visited the Antilles in 1922 (Feb- 

 ruary-April) in the interest of the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology. He visited St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and St. Eusta- 

 tius. The results of his reptile-collecting are here summarized. 

 His journey was specially undertaken to secure topotypes of 

 Sparrman's early described species from St. Eustatius. In 

 this he was successful. Another object of the journey was 

 to determine whether it might still be possible to secure 

 remains of the fossil rodent Amblyrhiza, long since described 

 from Anguilla. Peters found, however, that the phosphate 

 bed in which the type was found was completely exhausted, 

 and it is improbable that further remains are recoverable. 

 Unfortunately, he was not able to visit St. Martin, owing to 

 quarantine regulations, and lack of time to secure the neces- 

 sary permit prevented his reaching Barbuda. Mr. Forrest, 

 to whom I have often been beholden in the past, has, how- 



