XXll CONTENTS. 



Humboldt's Account. Note by Mr. Hill on the Anatomy of 

 the Crocodile. Anecdote of Animal Sympathy. A mischie- 

 vous Crocodile. Equestrian Exploit. Fatal Adventure 



398—421 



Land Tortoises. Hicatee. Specimens imported often escape. 

 Large Individuals taken. Anecdotes of Antigua Tortoise. 

 Species assigned to Jamaica. Eobinson's Notes. Eggs 



421—425 



The Agua Toad. A recent Discovery. Uncouth Size and 

 Appearance. Loud Voice. Description. Phenomena of 

 Croaking. Haytian Tadpoles. Origin of the Toad's appear- 

 ance. Proposed Remedies for the Annoyance. Marsh 

 Turtles. Herons. Geographical Distribution of the Species 



425—433 



Deer. Their Importation. Capture of a Buck. Manners of 

 Forest Deer. Their acute Instinct. Caution. Examination 

 of Horn. Proves to belong to Fallow Deer. South Ame- 

 rican Species. Notices by early Historians. Virginian 

 Deer. Cariacou .... 433—440 



Wild Goats. Their Origin. Love of Cliffs. Sentinel 441 



The Rabbit. Note by Lady Nugent. Pinguin Fences. 

 Silver-sable Variety. Their Food. Love of Moonlight 



441—444 



Rats. Difficulty of Identification. Black Rat. Brown Rat. 

 Indian Rat. House Mouse. Cane-piece Rat. Description. 

 Charley Price Rat. Its Importation attributed to Sir C. 

 Price. Probably a Viverrine Animal. Notes by Browne 

 and Long. Great Black Caribbean Rat. Grey and Red 

 Field Rats 444—450 



Sugar-Cane Insects. Borer-Weevil. Mr. King's Memoir on 

 it. Its mode of Life. Ravages. Transformations. Pre- 

 ventives and Remedies. Mischief in the Mill-house. Palm 

 Weevil. Borer-Moth. Trashing. Cane-Aphis. Cane-lly. 

 Ground-Termite. Tree-Termite. Nest-building Termite. 

 Smeathman's Observations. Nature of their Food. The 

 Plough the best antidote - - - 450—463 



