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lschaft, Wien 1862. Oversigt over det Kongelige danske Videns- 

 kabernes Selskabs Forliandlinger Aaret 1861 ; 8vo. Kiobenhavn. 

 Der Zoologische Garten, IV Jahrgang, Nr. 1-6, 1863, 8vo. 

 Frankfurt a M. Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 Vol. Ill, Nos. 6, 7, June and July, 1863. Schriften der Konig- 

 lichen physikalish-okomischen Gesellschaft zu Konigsberg, Illter 

 Jahrgang, Abtheilungen 1, 2, 4to, 1862-3. Abhancllungen der 

 K. K. geologischen Reichsanstalt, Band I-III & IV, 1-2, 3-4, 

 4to, Wien 1855-6. Jahrbuch der K. K. Reichsanstalt, Band 

 XII 3, 4; XIII, 1, 8vo. Wien 1862-3. General-Register der 

 ersten zehn Bande des Jahrbuchs der K. K. geol. Reichsanstalt, 

 8vo. Wien 1863. Considerations on the phenomena attending the 

 fall of Meteorites on the earth, by W. Haidinger, (from the Philo- 

 sophical Magazine for Nov. and Dec, 1861.) Seven papers on 

 natural History, by George V. Frauenfeld, extracted from the 

 " Verhandlungen der K. K. Zool. bot. Gesellschaft in Wien. Also 

 three papers by Messrs. Bock, Brunner, V. Wattenwyl, and Doles- 

 chall, from the same journal, together with the seven papers men- 

 tioned above, presented by G. Ritter V. Frauenfeld. 



Prof. Whitney remarked that these donations were of great 

 value, especially those relating to the Geological Survey of Austria, 

 obtained through Baron von Richthofen. On motion, the special 

 thanks of the Academy were tendered to him and to the " K. K. 

 Geologischen Reichsanstalt " for the donation. 



Sheet seven of the Proceedings of this Academy, pps. 97-112, 

 was received from the printer. 



Committees of Finance and of Publication were then elected. 



Dr. Cooper, on behalf of Dr. Newcomb, corresponding member, 

 presented the following paper on new Californian Helices, all of 

 which, except the first species, were discovered by Dr. Cooper, 

 while connected with the State Geological Survey. 



Descriptions of Nine New Species of Helix Inhabiting 



California. 



BY W. NEWCOMB, M.D., OF OAKLAND, CAL. 



Helix L. 



Helix Hillebrandi New'c. 

 H. testa supra planulata, luteo-coruea, sub-carinata, fasciis albis bi-cingulata, 

 sub-lente crebre granulata, hirsuta ; anfractibus 6 undique minute striatis, 

 striis oblique transversis ; anfr. ultimo descendente ; umbilico late-aperto ; 



