CONTENTS. V 



Page 

 on Clausilia plicatula and C. Mortilleti, by J. Gwyn Jeffreys, 

 Esq., F.R.S. ; Note on Lerncea branchialis, byW. P. Cocks; On 

 two new species of Birds from Santa Fe di Bogota, by Philip 

 Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.Z.S.; On the British Diastylidce, by C. 

 ^ Spence Bate, F.L.S. ; Note on Helix Cantiana, Mont., by Wm. 

 Lonsdale, Esq., F.G.S. ; Description of a Fossil Cranium of the 

 Musk-buffalo, from the Gravel at Maidenhead, Berks, by Prof. 

 Owen, F.R.S. ; A last word on Scissurella, by J. Gwyn Jeffreys, 

 Esq., F.R.S.; New Mode of Cleaning Diatomaceous Deposits, 

 by Prof. J. W. Bailey ; New Method of Disintegrating masses of 

 Fossil Diatomacece, by Prof. J. W. Bailey ; Meteorological Obser- 

 vations and Table 183—192 



NUMBER CV. 



XVIIL Attempts at a Natural Arrangement of Birds. By Alfred 

 R. Wallace, Esq 193 



XIX. Recent Discoveries in Vegetable Embryogeny. By Arthur 

 Henfrey, F.R.S., Professor of Botany in King's College, London... 217 



XX. On Edwardsia carnea, a new British Zoophyte. By Philip 



H. GossE, F.R.S. (With a Plate.) 219 



XXI. Notes on the Freshwater Infusoria of the Island of Bombay. 

 No. 1. Organization. By H. J. Carter, Esq., Assistant Surgeon 

 H.C.S., Bombay 221 



XXII. Descriptions of one Indian and nine new Burmese Helices', 

 and Notes on two Burmese Cyclostomacea. ByW. H. Benson, Esq. 249 



XXIII. On an Abnormality in the Flowers of Salix Andersoniana. 



By John Low^e, Esq 254 



XXIV. Cardium exiguum : —its Siphons and its Byssus. By Philip 



H. GossE, F.R.S. (With a Plate.) 257 



New Books : — An Introduction to Entomology, or Elements of the 

 Natural History of Insects, by William Kirby, M.A., F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., and William Spence, F.R.S., F.L.S.— JPerny Combes : a 

 Ramble after Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of Devonshire, by 

 Charlotte Chanter 258—260 



Proceedings of the Zoological Society 260 — 268 



On the Vitality of the Anguillulce of Mildewed Wheat, by C. Davaine ; 

 Notice of a new species of Nocturnal Lizard from Mexico, by 

 Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S. &c. ; On a new genus and species of Tro- 

 chilid(B from Ecuador, by John Gould, F.R.S. &c. ; Meteoro- 

 logical Observations and Table 268 — 2/2 



