THREE EARLY JAMAICAN BOTANISTS 105 
amphibia, respectively. The drawings are good representatives of 
own in their 
information 
of Doctor of Theology. He remained in Spanish Town until his 
death “ of bile’? on November 2nd, 1788.* 
The story of the drawings is explained by the following | :— 
On the 11th of December, 1770, John Lindsay presented a 
fishes, &c., of this island; into which pursuit he was chiefly 
drawn, from the deficiences and incorrectness which to him 
than to see befo m a complete proportioned representation of 
those beautiful articles in the animal and vegetable part of the 
eation, most peculiarly adorn and characterise our 
and figures, the petitioner, with great deference, apprehends can 
give no general satisfaction : and flatters himself he has struck out 
* Journal of Institute of Jamaica, ii. p. 418. + Tom. cit., p. 248. 
