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muscular and ligamentous impressions, from which the specific characters 

 employed by M. Hoeninghaus are chiefly derived. 



Art. XXXII. Scientific Notices, 



Proposed Investigation of the Natural History of Jamaica. 



It is acknowledged and regretted by men of science, that the Flora of 

 the greater islands of the Antilles has not been properly examined ; that 

 their Geology and Mineralogy should be but partially known ; and that 

 the History of their Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, Mol- 

 lusca, &c. should have been almost entirely neglected. The knowledge 

 of this imperfect state of our acquaintance with the natural productions 

 of these islands, has suggested to a few persons the expediency of an at- 

 tempt to investigate the Natural History of Jamaica, as affording the most 

 extensive field for studying the productions of a climate common to all. 



Relying on the known spirit of philosophical research which exists in 

 this country, they have ventured to hope that it may be possible to raise, 

 among those more closely connected with the colonies, as well as among 

 those who are influenced by a general attachment to the cause of know- 

 ledge, such a sum as may enable them to send out scientific men, well 

 fitted for examining the Natural History of the country. They have in 

 consequence addressed circulars, intimating that a meeting of such per- 

 sons as may be inclined to support this plan, would be held towards the 

 close of the present year, in order to take into consideration the best 

 means of eifecting so desirable an object. 



Correction of an Error occurring in Vol. Ill, p. 495. 

 Mr. Fox begs to correct an error in his paper on Rare British Birds, in 

 the last volume of this Journal, where, at page 495, he stated that the 



