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flycatcher; EiictJicia hicolor Linn., grass rinch; LoxigiUa vio- 

 lacca Linn., grosbeak; \^irco altiloqiius. harbatiihis Cab., black- 

 whiskered vireo; Ccrthiola hahaiucnsis Reich.. Bahama honey 

 creeper; Jl/iniis ^-iiiidhir/n'i Ci\h., Bahama mockingbird. 



Out of seven species of land birds collected, it will be noticed 

 that only one, the ground dove, is a North American form. 



" The most striking feature of the insect fauna of Egg 

 Island appears to be the great prevalence of spiders ( w hich 

 are of course carnivorous in habit ) . combined with the apparent 

 absence of anv adephagous Coleoptera. Nearly all of the few 

 beetles taken were species that afterwards proved to be of 

 quite extended distribution in the Bahama Islands, and almost 

 without exception either phytophagous or lignivorous. Among 

 the weevils the most common species is an Artipiis naar f/or/- 

 daiiiis Horn; several specimens of Pac/iiucus ofahis 01i^■.. a 

 very line green species about half an inch in length, were 

 taken. Search on the beach under seaweed revealed a few 

 specimens of species usually found in such places and belong- 

 ing to the genera Cafius and Phakria. The bulk of the 

 captures consisted, however, of inconspicuous Hemiptera and 

 Coleoptera, which were beaten from leaves in the dense 

 brush."! 



Toward the middle of the day, the heat became somewhat 

 oppressive, although the thermometer registered only 78" in 

 the hold of the schooner. The whiteness of the coral sand 

 was so glaring as to be painful to the e^'es. A rocky point 

 juts into the cove from one side, the rock being worn into 

 various fantastic shapes with numerous pot-holes containing 

 small tide -pools, and forming excellent collecting grounds. 

 Quantities of gasteropods were found in these pools, the most 

 abundant species being :'^ 



Pit tor ilia liiieata, Pitlori)ia liiicata zar. cni^'iilifcrd. Pec t anus 

 uoditlusus. ^^cn'ta tcsscllata. Purpura Ihcniastoiiia. Strophia 

 il'taus. PfssurcIIa sp.. and a large Chiton, which was par- 



1 Fortius, as for all other entomological notes, the author is indebted to Mr II. F. 

 Wickham, of the Stale University of Iowa. 



- P'or the identification of most of the Mollusca here mentioned, the author is 

 indebted to the kindness of Mr. B. Shimek, of the State University of Iowa. 



