LIZARD  TICK 
Afono7nma  sp. 
Nymph.  Bluish  grey  with  the  anterior  fourth,  both  dorsally  and 
ventrally,  and  also  a  large  jDatch  immediately  behind  the  anus, 
pale  yellowish  white ;  the  pale  colour  also  extends  along  the  lateral 
margins  on  both  sides.  Legs,  pale  brown  ;  capitulum,  slightly  paler. 
Scutum,  slightly  darker  than  the  surrounding  integument.  Length, 
5  mm. 
The  only  tick  found  upon  lizards  was  discovered  by  Mr.  E.  Stewart 
Panton,  who,  in  submitting  the  specimen  for  examination,  supplied 
the  following  information :  — '  I  was  sitting  under  a  mango  tree 
yesterday,  when  suddenly  a  lizard — of  the  purple-tailed  Anolis 
species — a  mature  male,  dropped  to  the  ground  from  the  tree,  when 
I  noticed  a  tick  adhering  to  the  throat.  On  picking  up  the  lizard 
I  found  that  it  was  somewhat  emaciated  and  quite  weak.  I  may 
mention  that  it  is  the  first  time  that  I  have  ever  seen  a  tick  on  a 
lizard.  And  situated  as  it  was  the  lizard  could  not  get  at  it ;  other¬ 
wise  it  would  no  doubt  have  been  eaten  by  its  host  before  it  had 
even  reached  its  present  dimensions.’  [Thornbury,  Highgate,  S.  Mary, 
14th  December,  1908.] 
Quite  a  large  number  of  lizards  were  examined  during  the  course 
of  the  expedition,  but  none  of  them  were  found  to  harbour  ticks  in 
any  stage.  The  species  captured  were  Anolis  maculaia  (many); 
Meiva  dorsalis  (48)  ;  Gecko  sp.  (5). 
ENEMIES  OF  TICKS 
Gosse,  in  his  delightful  work  on  the  Birds  of  Jamaica,  was 
apparently  the  first  authority  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  two 
native  ‘  Blackbirds  ’  {Crotophaga  ani  and  Quiscalus  eras  sir  Osiris') 
feed  extensively  upon  cattle  ticks ;  and  although  he  did  not  find  the 
remains  of  ticks  in  the  post-mortem  examinations  which  he  evidently 
made,  yet  his  evidence  is  amply  conclusive. 
Williams*  considers  these  birds  as  the  greatest  friends  to  the 
cattle  owners,  and  that  they  afforded  him  much  amusement,  as  there 
