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cimen; but the stomach was capacious, and filled with a sub- 

 stance resembling yellowish mud, in lines or pellicles, pro- 

 bably decomposing animal matter, which Mr. Yarrell had 

 previously judged to be the food of this creature. Before the 

 diluted spirit had penetrated so far as to stop the further de- 

 composition, several bubbles of air were extricated, that es- 

 caped through the mouth. 



[The Zoological Society possess two specimens of this singular fish, which 

 were sent by the late Dr. Leach from the Mediterranean, hut the particu- 

 lar locality at which they were collected was not stated. — Ed.] 

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Magnified view of the anterior portion of Amphioxus lanceolatus. 



REVIEWS. 



Art. I. Fauna Boreali-Americana. Part the fourth and last. — 

 The Insects;— -By The Rev. William Kirby, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S. 

 F.G.S. &c. Norwich: Fletcher. And Longmans. 1837. 4to. 

 325 pp. with 8 coloured plates. 



We are at length permitted to see the completion of the beau- 

 tiful work, published under the direction of Dr. Richardson, 

 of the various objects of natural history collected in the late 

 northern land expeditions, under the command of Captain Sir 

 John Franklin, R.N., and of which the three preceding parts, 

 containing the quadrupeds, birds, and fishes, have been long 

 before, and duly appreciated by, the public. 



The present volume comprises the insects, and exhibits in 

 a striking manner the talents of the distinguished leader of 

 British Entomology, who, for nearly half a century, has been 

 so indefatigable in forwarding his favorite science. The vo- 

 lume comprises notices of 447 different species, all of which 

 are carefully described, (the greater portion being new) \ of 

 which number 343 are Coleoptera, 3 Orthoptera, 2 Neurop- 

 tera, 2 Trichoptera, 32 Hymenoptera, 17 Hemiptera, 1 

 Homoptera, 32 Lepidoptera, 14 Diptera (and Homaloptera), 

 and 1 Aphaniptera. The great preponderance of the coleop- 

 terous species may readily be explained by the facility with 



