260 TlMEHRI. 
a series of figures and notes, as extensive as it can be 
made, of West Indian stone-implements. 
As it is intended to continue this series as long and 
as often as opportunity is offered by the acquisition of 
new materials, it is deemed best to publish the examples 
only, so far as may be convenient, in the order of their 
acquisition. For example, in this present number of 
Timehri will be found plates illustrating examples of 
stone-implements all from St. Vincent. With each set of 
illustrations will be published such short notes as may 
serve to explain the figures ; and when at last it is im- 
possible, in the absence of further specimens, to continue 
the series, it is intended that the whole shall be com- 
pleted by a general paper in which will be gathered all 
such inferences as may fairly be drawn from the series, 
together with a classified catalogue of the whole. 
Whether this undertaking will succeed or fail must 
depend greatly on the willingness of those who possess 
more or less of the desired objects to lend them for 
inclusion in this series.* 
I have already been somewhat generously helped by 
several collections. Examples, sometimes numerous, 
from Jamaica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Tobago, and from 
Guiana, have already been put into my hands by various 
owners, toward all of whom I take this opportunity of 
recording my gratitude. 
The examples figured in the present number have all 
been most generously supplied by Mr. E. L. ATKINSON of 
* All thus lent will be carefully handled and returned to their 
owners, if sent to E. F. im Thurn, The Museum, Georgetown, British 
Uuiana. Any notes or correspondence on the subject sent to the same 
address will also be gratefully received. 
