456 EEPORT— 1888. 



True, F. W. On the occurrence of Loncheres armatus, "Wagner, in the 

 island of Martinique. ' P. U. S. Nat. Mus.' vii. (1885), p. 550. 



(A mammal.) 



Cory, C. B. A List of the Birds collected by Mr. W. B. Richardson in 

 the island of Martinique. ' Auk,' iv. (1887), pp. 95, 96. 



38 species, 1 new. 



MONA (see PORTO RICO). 



MONTSERRAT. 



Situated 16° 45' N. lat. and 62° 10' "W. long., and having an area 

 of 35 square miles. It is very mountainous, the highest peak slightly 

 exceeding 3,000 feet, and several of them reaching 2,500 feet. The 

 mountains are reputed to be covered to their summits with virgin forests. 



Botany. 



Grisebach records only two species of flowei'ing plants as being 

 restricted to this island. 



ZOOLOGT. 



Sclater, P. L. 14 species of Birds obtained at the island of Montserrat, 

 'P. Z. S.' 1879, p. 764. 



Three others are added in a postscript. 



Grisdale, T. On the Birds of Montserrat. ' Ibis,' 1882, pp. 485-493, 

 pi. xiii. 



14 species. 



NPJVIS. 



This island lies to the south-east of St. Kitts, from which it 

 is about two miles distant. Its area is about 50 square miles, and its 

 greatest elevation 3,200 feet. — Redonda is a very small island between 

 Nevis and Montserrat. 



Botany. 



Smith, Hev. W. A Natural History of Nevis and the rest of the 

 English Leeward Caribbee Islands. Cambridge, 1745. 

 Sloane visited Nevis, but made no collections there. 



Zoology. 



For some fragmentary observations on zoology see Smith's work in 

 botany above. 



PETITE TERRE (see GUADELOUPE). 



PORTO RICO. 



This is by far the largest of the islands in the chain eastward of 

 San Domingo. It is situated between 18° to 18° 30' N. lat. and 65° 35' 

 and G7° 20' W. long., and has an area of nearly 3,700 square miles, the 

 mountains rising to a height of 3,000 feet. — Mona is a small island lying 

 between Porto Rico and San Domingo. 



