128 Zoological Society : — 



tributions to entomological literature that has been brought out by 

 the Trustees of the British Museum. It is illustrated with several 

 excellent plates engraved on copper by the author himself, contain- 

 ing figures of ail the genera, accompanied by carefully executed de- 

 tails. If we might suggest any improvement it would be, that 

 Mr. Smith would have rendered his work more generally acceptable, 

 had he given characters to the families and subfamilies into which 

 he divides the Bees ; for as it now stands, a beginner will perhaps be 

 somewhat at a loss to determine which of the principal groups will 

 receive a bee of which he may have taken specimens. This however 

 is but a passing objection, and we trust that the present work, which 

 is published at an exceedingly low price, may lead some of our young 

 entomologists to turn their attention to the interesting subject of 

 which it treats. 



Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Vol. I. 

 York, 1855. 



We have recently received this interesting volume, containing " A 

 selection from the papers relating to the Antiquities and Natural 

 History of Yorkshire, read at the monthly Meetings of the Society, 

 from 1847 to 1854,'* and recommend it strongly to the attention of 

 our readers. By far the greater number of the papers here published 

 relates to Antiquities, and are of such a character as doubtless to at- 

 tract the attention of our Archaeological brethren. Amongst those 

 more especially interesting to the naturalist we may particularize the 

 observations on Zamia gigas, by Messrs. Yates and Williamson ; on 

 the Zoophytes of the Flamborough Chalk, by Mr. Charlesworth ; on 

 the Sclerotic ring of the Eyes of Birds and Reptiles, by Mr. AUis ; 

 as well deserving of perusal. 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



February 28, 1854.— Dr. Gray, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Notice of the species of the Genus Orthotomus of 

 horsfield, with descriptions of a new species, and 



OF THOSE HITHERTO KNOWN. By FrEDERIC MoORE, 



Assist. Mus. East India Company. 



Fam. Sylviad^, Vigors. 



Subfam. Sylviana, Vigors, 



Genus Orthotomus, Horsfield. 



Syn. Edela^ Lesson. — Sutoria, Nicholson. 



1 . Orthotomus sepium, Horsfield. 



Spi. Orthotomus sepium, Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 166 

 (1820). Lath. Hist. iv. p. 265. Temm. PI. Col. 599. f. 1. G. R. 



