ON THE ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY OF THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS. 525 



Zoology. 



The list of birds collected in Anguilla by Mr. W. R. Elliott has been 

 published by Dr. Sclater in the 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society.' 

 Mr. R. I. Pocock has completed his account of the Myriapods, Scorpions, 

 Pedipalpi, and Peripatus, and his exhaustive papers on these subjects, 

 which have been communicated to the Linnean Society, are in course of 

 publication. Professors Riley, Ashmead, and Howard have finished the 

 parasitic Hymenoptera of St. Vincent, and their paper, which containa 

 descriptions of about 300 new species, has also been presented to the 

 Linnean Society. These authors have been entrusted with the insects 

 of the same group from Grenada, and a report on them will be duly forth- 

 coming. In last year's report the publication was announced of Herr 

 Hofrath Brunner v. Wattenwyl's ' Orthoptera of St. Vincent.' His paper 

 on the Orthoptera of Grenada has now been received, and is being pub- 

 lished by the Zoological Society. It describes fifty-five species, eight of 

 which are new, and thirteen were not met with in St. Vincent. The 

 report on the Hemiptera of St. Vincent, by Dr. Uhler, and a very import- 

 ant memoir on the Ants, by Professor Forel, have also been received, and 

 will be published without delay. 



The Rev. Mr. Matthews has undertaken to examine and report upon 

 the Trichopterygidse and Corylophidse, and the specimens are now in his 

 hands. 



Botany. 



Additional collections of cellular Cryptogams from Dominica, made 

 last autumn by Mr. W. R. Elliott, have been received and distributed to- 

 those workers who have undertaken the groups of these plants. In 

 addition to those mentioned in last year's report Mr. R. Spruce ofiered to 

 work out the Hepaticae of Dominica, and he has completed his examina- 

 tion. About thirty species are new, but for the rest Mr. Spruce finds 

 great resemblance with the Hepatic flora of the adjacent French Antilles. 

 The novelties obtained by Mr. Elliott were mainly from the peaks of the 

 Diablotin and Les Trois Pitons. Mr. William West, of Bradford, is at 

 present engaged on an examination of the difficult and obscure forms of 

 hot-spring Algae from the SouflTriere of Dominica, and Professor Wainio 

 has undertaken the Lichenes. All the groups of cellular Cryptogams 

 have thus either been completed or are in course of examination. 



The Committee regard with satisfaction this rapid working out of 

 the vast series of specimens obtained by its efibrts, and have considered 

 and approved of a proposal to examine the island of Margarita, the 

 natural history of which is wholly unexplored. 



The Committee recommend their reappointment with the following 

 members : — Dr. Sclater (Chairman), Mr. George Murray (Secretary),^ 

 Mr. Carruthers, Professor Newton, Mr. Godman, Dr. Giinther, and Dr. 

 Sharp. They also recommend that a grant of 200?. be placed at their 

 disposal to enable them to continue their work, and to adequately provide 

 for the exploration of Margarita. 



