Dr. Nugent on the Geology of the Island of Barbuda . 475 
aspect is that of a large flat park, to which the numerous herds of 
cattle, deer, sheep, horses, &c. give a farther resemblance ; it may- 
be twenty miles long and thirteen or fourteen broad. 
The specimens sent are from the neighbourhood of the castle and 
settlement, and are probably from the most recent part of the forma- 
tion. We have nothing in Antigua exactly resembling this lime- 
stone, but I saw enough to convince me that this island and Antigua 
belong to one general formation* 
The fossils included in the rock at Barbuda appear to be in no 
wise different from the shells inhabiting the surrounding waters ; at 
first one would suppose they had been thrown up by the sea, and 
become recently cemented together ; but the rock extends many 
miles and may readily be connected with the calcareous formation 
of Antigua, in which siliceous fossils occur, and which are seen there 
to repose ultimately on trap rocks.” 
