CONTENTS 



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PREFACE xxix 



PHYSIOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. Br Geoege 



BUKBANK ShATTUCK, PH. D., AND BENJAMIN LeRoT MILLER, PH. D 3 



Introduction 3 



Previous Investigation 4 



Physiographic Features 7 



SuB^RiAL Division 7 



Relation with Surrounding Regions 7 



Contour and Slope 8 



Surface 9 



Distribution of Islands 11 



Character of Surface 12 



SuB^RiAL Division 12 



Classification 12 



Geological Features 14 



.aiiOLiAN Deposits 14 



Aqueous Deposits 15 



Organic Deposits , 16 



Structure and Age 17 



Erosion 17 



Topographic History 19 



FOSSILS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, WITIf, A LIST OF THE NON- 

 MARINE MOLLUSKS. By Willlam Hf Dall, A. M., Sc. D 23 



Introduction 23 



List of Stations and the Species Collected at Each of Them 24 



The Landshell Fauna of the Bahama Islands 29 



List of Bahama Landshells 39 



Marine Fossils of the Bahamas 43 



The Fauna of the " Salt Pans " 45 



Explanation of Plates 46 



TIDES AND BENCH MARKS AT NASSAU, NEW PROVIDENCE. By L. P. 



Shidy 51 



Introduction 51 



