424 New Publications. 



rian Transactions ; tho specimen of the latter fortunately did not 

 shew its fragile tendency, so that I have been able to preserve it 

 entire. We have also found numerous specimens of the very beauti- 

 ful and curious Actinia maculata of Johnston's British Zoophytes, 

 and always accompanied by the hermit crab, inhabiting the shell and 

 the horny extension of it, to which the Actinia is attached. — W. C. 

 .Trevclyan, 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



1. Illustrations of the Zoology of Southern Africa. No. XI. By Dr Smith. 



Smith, Elder, & Co., London. 

 The first plate of this number represents the Gerbillus aurlcularis, 

 a new species, found in the western districts of Southern Africa, prin- 

 cipally north of the Orange river. The description is given with the 

 author's usual r.bility ; it harmor.izes with the coloured figures in the 

 plate, a merit of rather a rare occurrence, even in some works on Na- 

 tural History of high pretensions. Six species of the Petrel Family/ 

 are beautifully represented and well described : these are, of the genus 

 PrQcellaria, the following species — P. (^lacialoides, P. macroptera, P. 

 Forsterity P. turiur ; of the genus Pachyptila, the following — P. 

 Banksii ; of the genus Paffinus, the P. cinereus ; of the beautiful ge- 

 nus Cinnyris, one species, viz. C. verroxi, is figured and described. 

 Of Fishes, the following are figured and described, \ . Flops Capefisis of 

 Smith, also Bagrus Copensis of Smith. 



2. Journal of the Asiatic Socictj of Bengal. Edited by the Acting Secre- 

 taries. Year IC 39. 



Number for September contains — 1. On Fifteen Varieties of Fossil 

 Shells found in the Sanyor and Nerbudda Territories. By George 

 G. Spilsbury, Esq. Surgeon. — 2. Note on the River Goomtee with a 

 Section of its Bed, By V. Tregear, Esq. Jounpore — 3. Memoranda 

 relative to Experiments on the Commtmication of Telegraphic Signals 

 induced hy Electricity. By W. B. O'Shaughnessy, Esq. Assistant- 

 Surgeon, Professor of Chemistry, Medical College, Calcutta, and offi- 

 ciating Joint-Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. — 4. Extract 

 from a Memoir on the Preparations of the Indian Hemp., or Gunjah 

 (Cannabis Indica) ; their effects on the Animal System in health, and 

 their utility in the Treatment of Tetanus, and other convulsive Dis- 

 eases, By Dr W. B. O'Shaughnessy. — 5. Memoir on the Climate, 

 Soil, Produce, and Husbandry of Afghanistan, and the neighbouring 

 Countries. By Lieut. Irwin. — tj. Meteorological Register, 



Number for October contains — 1 . Continuation of the acco?/r/^o/'4/J'^^'^5" 

 nistan. By Lieut. Irwin. — 2. March between Inhowand Sangor, \^?,^. 

 — ?>, On an Aerolite presented to the Society. — 4. Extracts from the 

 Mohit (the Ocean), a Turkish IVork on 'Savigatioji in the Indian Seas. 

 Translated and communicated by I. Von Hammere, Baron Purges- 

 tall, &c. — 5. Description of an Astronomical Instrument, presented by 

 Rajah Ram Sing, of Khota, to the Goveruinent of India, By T. J. 

 Middleton» Esq. of the Hindoo College, Calcutta. — G. Continuation of 

 Assiatant-Surgeon O'Shaughncc-sy on Indian Hemp, — 7« On the tx* 



