1896.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 457 



of North America. Rei^rt of the British Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science for 1856. London, Taylor & Francis, 1857, 

 8°. 



The mollusks of the Galapagos Islands are discussed and enum- 

 erated pp. 358-62. These include twenty species of Pulmonates. 



Smith, Edgar A. Account of the Zoological Collection made 

 during the visit of H. M. S. Peterel to the Galapagos Islands. Mol- 

 lusca. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877, pp. 72-3. 



Three of the already known species are enumerated, and Suecinea 

 Bettli Smith with its variety hrevior are described as new. 



Ancey, C. F. Nouvelles contributions malacologiques, vi; 

 Etudes sur la faune malacologique des iles Galapagos. Bull. Soc. 

 Malac. de France, iv, pp. 293-299, July, 1887. 



A new species and several new varieties are described and the 

 fauna briefly discussed. 



WiMMER, August. Zur Conchylien-Fauna der Galapagos In- 

 seln. Sitzber. der k. Akad. der Wissenschaften, Wien Bd. Ixxx, 

 pp. 1-50, Dec, 1879. 



This paper, based chiefly on the shells collected by Dr. Habel, 

 refers to two species of Bulimulus and four Auriculidce, the latter all 

 new to the fauna. 



Dall, William Healey. On some types new to the fauna of 

 the Galapagos Islands. Nautilus, Jan., 1892, Vol. v, pp. 97-99. 



In this short article the presence of Pupa is announced, and Hel- 

 ichia {Idem) nesiotica, Lept'maria chathamensis, Zonites {Hyalinia) 

 Bauri and Bulimulus (Pleuropyrgus) Habeli (Stearns, MS.) are 

 described from collections made by Drs. Habel and Baur. 



Reibisch, Paul. Die conchyliologische Fauna der Galapagos 

 Inseln. Abh. Ges. Isis in Dresden, iii, pp. 1-20, taf. i-ii, October, 

 1892. 



This paper discusses the land shells of the group and is chiefly 

 based upon the collections of Dr. Wolf, Government geologist of 

 Ecuador, though referring to collections made by others. A large 

 number of forms supposed to be new are described and figured. 



Stearns, Dr. R. E. C. Scientific results of explorations by the 

 U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross, No. xxv. Report on the 

 mollusk fauna of the Galapagos Islands with descriptions of new 

 species. Proceedings of the U. S. Nat. Mus., xv, No. 942, pp. 353- 

 450, pi. 50-52, August, 1893. 



This important paper discusses the mollusk fauna of the islands 

 at large, both land and marine forms, especially those of shallow 

 water and the shores. The deeper dredgings from the last expedi- 

 tion are not included and will be worked up later. References to 

 previous lists of the fauna are very full and the discussion of the 

 land shells includes sonae suggestions of serious importance. 



Dall, William Healey. Preliminary notice of new species of 

 land shells from the Galapagos Islands collected by Dr. G. Baur. 

 Nautilus, September, 1893, Vol. vii, pp. 52-56. 



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