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ScYTONEMA sp. {ficU C. H. Wright). Coralline limestone, 

 18th March 1890. 



Chlorococcus ? {fide C. H. Wright). Common on the 

 living and dead branches of Suriana maritima, at the north 

 side of the island, 1 8 th March 1890. Native. Plant yellow. 



Ch.'Etomorpha sp. Common on coralline limestone, at 

 the north side of the island, 18th March 1890. 



ILE AUX FOUQUETS. 



He aux Fouquets is situated about 500 yards north-east 

 of He Vakois, from which it is separated by a shallow 

 channel only a few feet deep. The island is about 300 

 yards long from north-east to south-west, about 100 yards 

 broad at the widest part, and 40 feet above sea-level at 

 the highest part. It is the largest and highest island of 

 the group. The south-west end rises abruptly out of the 

 ocean in an overhanging clifi", 3 5 feet high. In this cliff I 

 observed fossil shells embedded in the coralline limestone. 

 The lighthouse is situated on the summit of the island, and 

 it is inhabited by the keeper and his assistants. The 

 north-east end of the island is lower, and only reaches a 

 height of 15 feet above sea-level at the highest part. The 

 island is lowest at the middle, where there are some 

 patches of coral sand, which has been washed up by the 

 sea. At some places the ground is well clothed with 

 low shrubs of Suriana 'maritima. The island derived 

 its name from a sea-bird, called the Fouquet (Pi'fiinus 

 chlororliynchus), which nests in the crevices of the rocks. 

 I resided in the lighthouse, on the island, from 2nd to 5th 

 September 1889, and from 17th to 20th March 1890. 



The following table shows the number of species in each 

 of the three divisions of the vegetable kingdom : — 



