192 
oceurs during the month of August. 
JAS. J. 
SIMPSON—ENTOMOLOGICAL 
The following Table A. gives the total 
rainfall at Bathurst for the past 10 years, and at MacCarthy Island for the 
years 1908-10, while Table B. shows the distribution for the various months 
both for Bathurst and MacCarthy Island during the years 1908-10. 
TABLE A. 
Rainfall in the Gambia. 
| — Bathurst. _ MacCarthy Island. 
1900 43-38 = 
1901 en fe 
1902. 99-49 es 
1903 | 5743 Fieas: 
i904 01 Ge 38-02 cA aay te 
1905... | 6607 = 
1906... Gig oe ee 
1907 ; 300k helen 
1908 eo ge 43-54 35°89 oer: 
1909 5659 | 4203 i 
1910, ETT ML ery ~ 35-40 19g, 
Average iS 47°44 fede - 37-77 (for 3 years) 
TABLE B. 
Monthly Record of Rainfall in the Gambia. 
| 1908. | 1909. | 1910. 
Bathurst. MacCarthy. | Bathurst, MacCarthy. | Bathurst. MacCarthy. 
May oft ae ye 0-10 ue, 
Pra 1-58 32 | 613 | 968) | LB 2°88 
Tuly 975 | 770 | Bev | 1024 | age | gaslln 
August... 24-67 1311 1989 | 1237 | 1660 | 1072 
September... 535 | 1085 = «1780= GB) s1152 «986 
| (October one aaa | eas ago | 279 | 2-75 220 
_ November er piss m yeuee — oi at 
Brees 2 Velie afer: | ewe able enh a 
Co ipsriy 4354 | 35°89 | 5659 | 4203 | 4400 | 3540 
