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Introduction of Useful Plants and of Injurious Weeds- --_-- 210; 622 
a. Introduction of Useful Plants from England, 1610-1625, 
loyy SOG cravel Omuinnways See See ee ee ey 210 ; 622 
b. Useful Plants brought from the Bahamas, 1616-25 ____ 212; 624 
c. Later Introductions from England, etc.____...__..._.- 213 ; 625 
d. Accidental Introduction of Injurious Weeds __-.______ 214; 626 
e. List of Principal Introduced Fruit Trees and Fruits__._ 215; 627 
Principal Introduced Shade Trees and Ornamental Shrubs._ 231; 643 
a. Shade Trees and Ornamental Trees___..__._______.___ 231; 648 
b. Principal Introduced Ornamental Shrubs ; Hedge Plants 240; 652 
c. Prominent Climbing Plants or Vines___________. es 1246608 
Extermination or Partial Extermination of Native Birds..__ 249: 661 
a. Character of the Original Native Avifauna___.___..__-. 249 ; 661 
_6. Egg-birds or Terns (Sterna, sev. sp.) ; early extermina- 
2 PINGS O11 0 AAG eye See laa aS Ue ie 9 254 ; 666 
ce. Cahow; its History; Original Abundance and rapid 
exferminationie css se waves oie es oe ar eh 206; 668 
d. Known Characteristics of the Cahow (now extinct)_--. 264; 676 
e. Pimlico or Audubon’s Shearwater (Puffinus Auduboni 
LANTUS) a1) 2g a ek a eee eee Bh | ASM ey 265 ; 677 
f. Tropic Bird; Long-tail; Boatswain Bird ; (Phaéton fla- 
UROS UTS) areata cre sa acre or pe ee a gaye RS wl Hk 267 ; 679 
a JEUSiu orate) Fey OULD fed ets Ay seeps ee ete Soke ayy ses ee ee 268 ; 680 
. American Crow (Corvus Amer reais) eee etre Rete ter 269 ; 681 
Be Bxaberminatronoribhes Wiha esesssae= sae se a= eee Ol 1682 
a. Hump-back Whale (Megaptera boéps or M. nodosa. Figure 270; 682 
6. Fin-back Whale (Balenoptera, sp.). Figures...._.--- 276 ; 688 
e. Cape Whale; Black Whale or Biscay Right Whale 
(Balenatglaciatissbon)s) (higurese ss aes see ae 276 ; 688 
d. Sperm Whale; Spermaceti Whale; Trunk Whale, or 
Cachallo tasaplit ounces sys ape ae ogee epee pga a es 277 ; 689 
Extermination of Breeding Sea Turtles; the Lizard_______- 278 ; 690 
a. Former Abundance of Sea Turtles._........__.......- 278 ; 690 
b. Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas). Figure__._..._---_--- 280 ; 692 
e. Hawksbill; Caret ; Tortoise-shell Turtle (Caretta imbri- 
COLEC) eam bl OIE e mea pete he hy fe ae ae aed Eta twa BD a GOA 
d. Loggerhead (Thalassochelys caretta). Figure___.__--- 283 ; 695 
e. Leather-back ; Trunk Turtle; Leather Turtle (Sphargis 
COGIOCEM) aan OURO sees ne yeh Saye eR Mamet Mie Ce 285 ; 697 
f. Bermuda Lizard (Humeces longirostris Cope). Figure._ 285 ; 697 
Decrease of certain Fishes and Shellfish._......_._._...-.- 266 ; 698 
a. Former Abundance of Fishes. Figures.._...___..__- 286; 698 
b. Rockfishes, Groupers, Hogfish, ete. Figures.._....... 289; 701 
e. Bermuda Lobster (Panulirus argus). Figure..--.---.. 298; 705 
d. Land Crabs (Gecarcinus lateralis Frem., ete.). ‘ Figure. 294; 706 
e. Devil Fish ; Octopus; Scuttle (Octopus rugosus Bose)... 295 ; T07 
72 Gastropods: Whelks; Conchs; ete, 222222 22.22 02 .42- 
g. Bivalves: Scallops ; Oysters ; Mussels, ete. _...-...--- 
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