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the new act of the conjugation again of the sexes. In this way, the dignity of the 

 ovum as the primordium of all true individuality is maintained ; and the axiom of 

 Harvey, omne vivum ex ovo, stands as golden in physiology. The buds may put on 

 the dress and the forms of the ovum, but these resemblances are extrinsic, and, in 

 fact, only an inheritance from their great predecessor." We make no apology for 

 the length of these extracts, fully assured that such of our readers as may not have 

 seen the original, will be glad to have a summary of it laid before them. (H. 

 J. Carter) On the true position of the Canaliferous structure in the shell of fossil 

 Alveolina ; (J. Alder and A. Hancock) Notices of some new species of British 

 Nudibranchiata ; (E. L. Layard) Notes on the Ornithology of Ceylon (continued 

 from p. 64) ; (F. M. Coy) On some New Cretaceous Crustacea ; (W. Clark) On 

 the Aclis unica; (J. Lubbock) On some Artie species of Calanidae ; (T. V. Wol- 

 laston) Description of a new genus and species of British Curculionidae ; (J. Micrs) 

 On the Genus Lycium ; (J. S. B. Sanderson, M.D.) Note on the supposed Anthe- 

 ridia, of Rhamnus. Proceedings of Learned Societies — Zoological Society, May 25, 

 J. Gould, Vice-president, in the chair ; Botanical Society of Edinburgh, May 11, 

 Professor Balfour, President, in the chair. Miscellaneous — On the Embryogeny and 

 Propagation of Intestinal Worms, by M.M. Ercolani and Vella; On two new 

 species of South American Birds, by P. L. Sclater ; Description of a new species 

 of Hyrax, from Fernando Po, by L. Fraser. Meteorological Table. 



No. 81, September : — (G. Lawson) On the occurrence of Cinchonaceous Glands 

 in Galiaccae, and on the relations of that order to Cinchonacea? ; (Capt. R. C. Tytler) 

 Miscellaneous Notes on the Fauna of Dacca ; (J. Alder) A reply to some state- 

 ments of Dr. Williams, on the controversy respecting the Branchial currents in the 

 Lamellibranchiata. In his paper on the mechanism of respiration in invertebrate 

 animals, Dr. Williams, while giving Mr. Hancock due credit for most of his in- 

 vestigations into the mechanism of respiration in the bivalves, sets off against 

 them certain errors which he alleges Mr. Hancock to have committed ; those 

 supposed errors Mr. Alder shows that his friend and brother naturalist has not 

 fallen into, and most satisfactorily clears him from all the charges brought against 

 him. (J. Miers) On the Genus Lycium (continued from p. 141) ; (Professor 

 Sedgwick) Rejoinder to Professor Milne Edwards, and Mr. Bowerbank. This is, 

 on Professor Sedgwick's part, the close of this disagreeable controversy ; and we 

 really have no inclination to sit in judgment as to which party has come off victo- 

 rious. (R. K. Grenville) Notice of a new species of Caulerpa. This alga, for 

 which the specific name of superba is selected, was found by Mr. J. E. Cox in 

 Bass's Straits, Australia. Bibliographical Notices — Geodephaga Britannica ; The 

 Medals of Creation ; General Plantarum Florae Germanicae ; Beale, on the 

 Microscope ; Hogg on the Microscope. Proceedings of Learned Societies — Royal 

 Society, April 6, March 30, May 11 ; Zoological Society, February 10 ; Botanical 

 Society of Edinburgh, June 8 ; Linnean Society, December 20. Miscellaneous — 

 On the Development on Ccenurus cerebralis, by Prof. Van. Beneden ; On the Capture 

 of Thecacera pennigera, by W. Thompson ; Note on Athyrium rhceticum, by S. 

 O. Gray ; On theOccurrence of the Larva? of Sarcophaga in the human eye and nose, 

 by Dr. Grubb. Meteorological Observations. 



