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Description of some African and Australian Lepidoptera in the 

 British Museum. By Arthur G. Butler, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



On the Materidce of New Zealand, Part 2. By D. Sharp. 



On a small collection of Orthopterous Insects of the families 

 Phasmidce and Mantidce from Australia and New Britain. By 

 Professor J. Wood-Mason, Deputy Superintendent, Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta. 



Description of new species of New Zealand Myriapoda. By 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, Professor of Natural Science, Otago 

 University. 



Characters of new genera and species of Phytophagous 

 Beetles. By Joseph S. Baly, F.L.S. 



In the Journal des Museums Godeffroi, Dr. Giinther continues 

 his description of South Sea Fishes, and there are also contained 

 in No. 12 ; 



1. Paper on new Birds from Fiji, Samoa, &c. By Otto 

 Finsch. 



2. On a new species of Branchipus from Peak Downs. By 

 Dr. F. Richters. 



3. Description of new species of Reptiles from Australia. 

 By Dr. A. Giinther. 



4. On the Australian Paussidce. By Dr. C. A. Dohrn. 



5. On the Australian Formicidce. By Dr. Gustav Mayr. 



6. A notice on Polynesian Craniology. By Dr. J. W. 

 Sprengel. 



In the Bulletin de Moscou, Baron de Chaudoir, in a memoir 

 upon the Truncatipennes, describes several Australian species ; 

 while in the Annali del Museo Civico, Dr. R. Gestro, of Genoa, 

 continues his description of the Coleoptera, collected by Signor 

 d'Albertis in New Guinea and North Australia. 



The Fossil Mammals of Australia, by Professor Owen, will 

 undoubtedly prove a work of incalculable value and interest to 

 Australian Zoologists. And the same high authority is about to 

 publish a work upon the Extinct Wingless Birds of New 

 Zealand, which will present the student with all that is at 

 preseut ascertained upon the subject. 



