The Hawaiian Islands

Th8 Hawaiian Islanrls have been foun J to ba riohor in animal lite than was íormerly supposod. As the result of a year's invtístigatiou by the British association, tbrough itscommittee, itbas boen found j that of birds there are T 8 species, of j ■which 57 aro peculiar to this group. All ! the land and fresh water shells are ! aullar, aud of 1,000 species of insects 700 are not found elsewhere. It thus seems tbat these islands have by no means been populated from the continent, bnt have been centers of