THE BIRDS OF HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 447 



aux affiehes americaines. The editor died August 21, 1768 and was succeeded 

 by M. Duchemin Despaletz who died January 9, 1771. In 1777 a supplement 

 was published in Cap-Hai'tien, continuing until October 3, 1778, when the print- 

 ing of the main journal was transferred once more to Cap-Haitien with a 

 supplement in Port-au-Prince. This continued to July 3, 1784, when the 

 place and manner of printing were again reversed. Complete sets were unob- 

 tainable in 1782. 



An Almanach de Saint-Domingue was printed in Cap-Haitien in 1765 in 

 duodecimo size. In 1767 this was changed to sextodecimo, and after 1769 was 

 printed in Port-au-Prince. After 1778 there were two volumes annually, one 

 from each of the two places mentioned. 



The Journal de Saint-Domingue was begun by M. Despaletz in November, 1765, 

 in Cap-Hai'tien, and appeared monthly in duodecimo size with 64 pages in each 

 number. It continued until January, 1767 and then failed through lack of 

 support. It was said to contain observations on natural history as well as 

 many other matters of interest. The first volume, which we have seen, ended 

 in March, 1766, and is devoted to discussions of agriculture and general topics 

 with much poetry. There are in it several general articles on natural history 

 but with only general reference to birds. 



About the same time there appeared a small sheet called the Iris americaine 

 devoted to poetry. 



Eight numbers of a Gazette de Medecine were printed in Cap-Hai'tien when 

 the enterprise failed through lack of subscribers. This was a quarto published 

 on the first and fifteenth of the month, beginning November 1, 1778 and running 

 to February, 1779. 



Saint-Mery mentions also a Society des Sciences & Arts, indicating that the 

 members were devoted to the study of medicine, chemistry, botany, and other 

 matters. He writes (p. 678) that this was founded in 1784. On page 63 he 

 mentions the first volume of memoirs of this society, and on p. 775 refers to 

 its publication as Memoires de la Society des Sciences & Arts du Cap-Francois. 



Saint-Mery mentions also an organization called the Cercle des Philadelphes, 

 composed of persons resident in Haiti interested in various phases of science 

 before which Deshayes presented a paper on the Colibri. We have seen indefi- 

 nite reference to a volume of memoirs of this society published in 17S8, possibly 

 the same as the publication mentioned in the preceding paragraph. It is said 

 to have articles on the diseases and natural history of the island. 



There is further reference 65 to a work on THistoire Naturelle de Port-a- 

 Piment by M. GauchS, dated 1785, from which Saint-Mery quotes a phrase 

 regarding silver mines worked by the Spaniards, but gives no other indication 

 of its content. 



There is also indefinite reference to a Journal des Officiers de Sant6 de St. 

 Domingue, conducted by a M. Trabue and others, which was intended to cover 

 medicine, surgery and natural history. Four or more numbers are said to have 

 appeared about 1793. 68 



Acosta, Joseph de: 



Historia Natural y Moral de las Indias, en que se tratan las Cosas 

 Notables del Cielo, y Elementos, Metales, Plantas, y Animales dellas : y los 

 Ritos, y Ceremonias, Leyes, y Gouierno. y Guorras de las Indios. Sevilla, 

 1590, pp. 1-535, index. 



Very general account of birds, including Hispaniola, pp. 280-282, 284-286. 



65 Saint M6ry, Moreau de, Descrip. Part. Franc. lie Saint-Domingue, vol. 1798, p. 83. 

 68 From data supplied by Dr. C. W. Richmond. 



