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Miscellaneous Intelligence. 67 
2. Scientific Expedition from Williams _College.—The scientific 
expedition from Williams College, consisting of five members o 
the present senior class, under the charge of H. M. Myers, which 
to the museums by the expedition to South America, in 1867, give 
the college a most valuable collection of tropical birds. Amon 
the additions to the archeological department are two interesting 
Statues exhumed at Corosal, in British ae ninety miles 
south of Belize. The work upon these ima om limestone 
ck. 
preservation, they are valuable and interesting relics, marking the 
advances in civilization made prior to the occupation of the country 
by the Spaniards. Although the table-lands and the Pacific coast 
of these Central American States have been frequently visited by 
collectors, the low coast-lands of the northern slope have been al- 
most entirely passed by on account of their unhealthfulness. Col- 
= from these comparatively new fields 4 eager Be valua- 
i i n 
of the tube being sufficient to allow the elastic bag to be always 
submerged at the lowest stage of the tide. 
e bag is supported by a suitable shelf, or cage, and is filled 
with elycering, which is poured in ge the top of the tube. When 
insure protection from — ice, and Se Sacelatan within 
ie =~ tube, 
Seg 
in the pe Bt if left fe 
~ level of this liquid. The length of the central tube is a little 
er than tide. 
the whole range of the ti 
