Even had it not been gertain, from his high 

 scientific attainments as a general naturalist, 

 that no worthier name gould be connected with 

 the dedication of the present volume than that 

 of the late 



RICHARD THOMAS LOWE, M.A. 



I NEVERTHELESS SHOULD HAVE FELT THAT THE PAR- 

 TICULAR FRIEND OF MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS' STANDING, 

 IN WHOSE COMPANIONSHIP SOME OF THE PLEASANTEST 

 PERIODS OF MY LIFE HAVE BEEN SPENT, AND THAT 

 TOO AMONGST THE VARIOUS ISLANDS OF THESE ATLANTIC 

 ARCHIPELAGOS, IS THE ONE OF ALL OTHERS WITH WHOSE 

 MEMORY IT IS MY EARNEST DESIRE THAT IT SHOULD 

 BE ASSOCIATED 



