aertius. We still possess his _Collection of
Wonderful Tales_, chiefly extracted from the [Greek: Thaumasia
Akousmata] attributed to Aristotle and the [Greek: Thaumasia] of
Callimachus. It is doubtful whether he is identical with the sculptor
who, according to Pliny (_Nat. Hist._ xxxiv. 19), wrote books on his
art.

Text in Keller, _Rerum Naturalium Scriptores Graeci Minores_, i.
(1877); see Kopke, _De Antigono Carystio_ (1862);
Wilamowitz-Mollendorff, "A. von Karystos," in _Philologische
Untersuchungen_, iv. (.1881).

ANTIGUA, an island in the British West Indies, forming, with Barbuda and
Redonda, one of the five presidencies in the colony of the Leeward
Islands. It lies 50 m. E. of St Kitts, in 17 deg. 6' N. and 61 deg. 45'
W., and is 54 m. in circumference, with an area of 108 sq. m. The
surface is comparatively flat, and there is no central range of
mountains as in most other West Indian islands, but among the hills in
the south-west an elevation of 1328 ft. is attained. Owing to the
absence of rivers, the paucity of springs, and the almost complete
deforestation, Antigua is subject to frequent droughts, and although the
average rainfall is 45.6 in., the variations from year to year are
great. The dryness of the air proves very beneficial to persons
suffering from pulmonary complaints. The high rocky coast is much
indented by bays and arms of the sea, several of which form excellent
harbours, that of St John being safe and commodious, but inferior to
English Harbour, which, although little frequented, is capable of
receiving vessels of the largest size. The soil, especially in the
interior, is very fertile. Sugar and pineapples are the chief products
for export, but sweet potatoes, yams, maize and guinea corn are grown
for local consumption. Antigua is the residence of the governor of the
Leeward Islands, and the meeting place of the general legislative
council, but there is also a local legislative council of 16 members,
half official and half unofficial. Until 1898, when the Crown Colony
system was adopted, the legislative council was partly elected, partly
nominated. Elementary education is compulsory. Agricultural training is
given under government control, and the Cambridge local examinations and
those of the University of London are held annually. Antigua is the see
of a bishop of the Church of England, the members of which predominate
here, but Moravians and Wesleyans are numerous. There is a