BAHAMAN TRIP 25 



Birds. — Two hundred and eighty-six specimens, representing twenty-seven 

 families and seventy-four species. 



Reptiles. — Lizards, many specimens in alcohol. The collection was sent to 

 Dr. Cope for determination, but unfortunately the list returned by him was lost. 

 The following note is from one of his letters: "There is no new species, but the 

 Sphcerodactylus spectator is brought from the Bahamas for the first time, to my 

 knowledge." There were several iguana skins in the collection. 



Snakes. — A number of specimens in alcohol, representing about eleven spe- 

 cies. The largest was a species of boa-constrictor. 



Fishes. — About twelve species represented. 



INVERTEBRATES 



Mollusks. — Four or five hundred specimens, representing one hundred and 

 nine species. See list of shells named by Dr. Dall. There were also four or five 

 Ascidians and Cephalopods. 



Crustaceans. — About 375 specimens, representing sixty-seven species. See 

 report by Dr. Rankin. 



A number of centipedes, spiders, beetles, moths, and butterflies were also 

 collected. 



Annelides. — Numerous specimens. 



Echinoderms include, in addition to the starfishes (a list of which appear be- 

 low), many specimens of holothurians and sea-urchins. 



Ccelenterates. — Numerous corals, including a number of alcyonoid corals. 



Actinia. — Fourteen species. See report by Professor McMurrich. There 

 were also a number of hydroids and several medusae. Of one of the latter which 

 was sent to Dr. J. Walter Fewkes he wrote "the large black specimen I take to be 

 a Linerges. The color is brown yellow in nature. Linerges mercurius Haeckel 

 is figured in my Acalypha from Key West and Tortugas." 



There was also a set of Bahaman sponges. 



Plants. — About seven thousand specimens, representing five hundred and 

 seventy species. See report on Flora of New Pro-Mdence and Andros. 



A collection of woods. 



Various geological specimens, including fossils, specimens illustrating erosion, 

 and samples of soil from various places. 



With much of the material were full notes, for it was my husband's hope to 

 embody the results of the trip in a volume which would be a contribution to the 

 physical history, fauna, and flora of the Bahamas. The following pages show 

 all that it has been possible to do towards fulfilling this plan. The greater part 

 of the zoological material Dr. Northrop expected to work up himself. After his 

 death. Professor Rankin kindly consented to determine the crustaceans and Profes- 

 sor McMurrich to complete the work on the Actinia. It has unfortunately been 

 found impossible to have the rest of the collection worked up. It was stored for 

 several years, owing to the removal of the University, and many labels were lost 

 and misplaced. 



