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Jan. 7. 
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BIONOMIC NOTES 
Meteorological Notes . West Indies , etc. 
Barbados. End of rainy season : a shower that morn¬ 
ing early. Much rain in November. “Christmas 
Winds ” prevailing. 
Trinidad . “Much rain lately”: very wet season: 
rain that morning ; ground wet. 
La Guaira. Muddy streets and the appearance of 
much recent rain. 
Savanilla. Woods very dry: run-to-seed. 
Cartagena. A dry, burnt-up look. 
Puerto Bello. Eain all day: also rain the day before. 
Colon. Heavy shower this morning. Very heavy 
rain reported November and early December. 
Constant Spring. No rain for three weeks: unusually 
cold at Christmas. Country very dry and run-to-seed. 
Constant Spring. A smart shower. 
„ „ Trifling shower in the night. 
Mandeville. No rain for eight weeks: vegetation very dry. 
„ Several showers : cloud most days. 
„ Some rain in the night. 
Mackfield . Eeported to have been an exceptionally 
wet season: heavy rains November and up to De¬ 
cember 12th; nothing but trifling rain since; 
vegetation and soil very dry. 
Mackfield. Eain afternoon and evening. 
„ Eain in early morning. 
„ Two heavy showers this afternoon. 
Montego Bay. Heavy showers about four or five days 
before our arrival: before then no rain for a fortnight. 
Walderston. No rain since November 13th, except 
trifling showers February 3rd. 
Walderston. Eain at dusk and early evening. 
„ Eain afternoon and evening. 
„ Wind and drizzle. 
„ Slight rain in afternoon. 
„ Heavy shower in afternoon. 
Spanish Town. Eain while we were there and several 
showers the previous week. 
Port Antonio. “No rain in January: some last week.” 
Another informant, “ Very dry up to the time of the 
earthquake (January 14th), frequent showers since.” 
