INDEX. 



229 



Queen-fish {Acanthocybium solan- 



dri), 70. 

 QuiscalvSj 162. 



Radiolaria, 86, 88. 

 Rail {Porzana Carolina)^ 52. 

 " Rat-Island," 118. 

 Rats {Capromys), 103. 



{G. metanurus), 113. 



(C. thoracatus), 113. 



{Myoptarmis), 113. 



Swan Island, 112-115. 



Ray, Indian Bat {Pteroplatcm mi- 



crura). Embryo of, 80, 81. 



Evolution of, 81. 



Reef formation, 62. 

 Robinson, Mr. Wirt, 162. 

 rohinsoni, Butorides (Robinson's 



Green Heron), 151, 160. 

 rostratus, Mimus gilvus (Curagao 



Mocking-bird), 160. 

 Rotalia, 87. 



rothschildi, Chrysotis (Rothschild's 

 Parrot), 158, 160, 166, 171. 



rubripes eremita, Mimocichla (Swan 

 Island Thrush), 40. 



rufopileata, Dendroica (Curagao 

 yellow Warbler), 158, 160. 



rufus fortunatus, Phylloscopu^ 

 (Canary Islands ChiH-chaff), 48 



Rti^cus androgynuSf 93. 



ruticilla, Setophaga (Redstard Fly- 

 catcher), 47, 48, 54. 



Salicornia, 101. 



Sandpipers {Actitzs Tnacularia), 51. 



{Ereunetes pusillua), 51. 



Satm-wood Tree {Xanthoxylon), 90. 

 *' Savanna Blackbird," 42. 

 scutillatus, Remipes (Mole-Crab), 65. 

 Sea, Conditions of Life in the deep, 

 134-137. 



Fans {Rhipidigorgia flabellum), 



64. 



Grape (Coccoloba), 95. 



lavender {Tournefortia), 101. 



SelacJioidei, 79. 



Sesuvium, 101, 116. 



*' Seven Brothers," 189, 190. 



Shark, Leopard — Contents of 



stomach of a, 34. 

 sharpei, Euethia (Ciiragao grass - 



qmt), 161. 

 Simaruba (Bitter Plum), 91. 

 Snails {DrymcRUS elongatus)^ 168. 

 Snake-wood {Brosimum)^ 90. 



Snapper {Lutiana), 73. 



solandri, Acanthocybium, 70. 

 speciosus, PhyllanthuSf 93. 

 Sphoeroidina, 87. 

 SphyroRna (Barracuda), 59. 



barracuda f 72. 



Spiders, 91. 



Spondias (Hog Plum), 911—00. 

 Sponges, 28. 



Stone, Formation of, 84. 



8ula, Sula (Conmion Booby), 40, 



115, 189, 205, 206. 

 Suriana, 101. 



Swan Island, 3-104, 128—141. 



Birds of, 38-54. 



Botany of, 90-104. 



Buccaneers on, 24-30. 



compared with Barbados, 89 



Fishing at, 69-82. 



History of, 18-20. 



Imaginary Cross-Section N. to 



S. of, 132. 



Inhabitants of, 9. 



Life on, 12-23. 



Little, 105-127. 



Marine Life of, 55-68. 



Oceanic deposits of, 83-89 



Rat, 112-115. 



Turtles at, 31-37. 



What it is, 128-141. 



Tabpon, 70. 



Teal {Querquedula discors), 47. 

 Terns, Noddy, 189, 190. 



Sooty, 189, 190. 



thoracatus, Capromys (Swan Island 



Rat), 113. 

 Thrashers (Margarops fuscatus) 218. 

 Thrush {Galeoscoptes carolinensis), 



40. 



{Mimocichla rubripes eremita), 



40. 



{Seiurus noveboraceneis), 54. 



Ticks, 116 



tigrina, Dendroica, 47. 



tinctoria, Madura (Dyewood or 

 Fustic), 90. 



Tourne fortia , 101. 



Townsend, Mr. Charles, 7. 



trichas, Qeothlypis (Maryland yellow- 

 throat), 53. 



Trigger-fish (Balistes), 67. 



Trochus {Livona pica), 19. 



tuber culata. Iguana, 2 21. 



Turtles {Ghelone midas), 32, 178. 



{Eretmochelys imbricata), 32. 



