OF THE SEKGIPE-ALAGOAS BASIN OF BRAZIL. 4.']3 



Pissis, M. A. — M^inoirc sur la position Gcologique des Terraine de la Parlic Australe du Bresil, ct sur les Soultve- 

 mcnts qui, k Diverses Kpoqucs. out Cliangt' le Relief dc cette Contrue, par M. A. Pissis (priiscute a rAcade- 

 mie das Sciences le 27 Juiii, 18-12). 



This i)aper relates mostly to the geology of the crystall'me rocks of Rio de 

 Janeiro, Sao Paiilo and Minas Geraes. On pp. 3i»7-8, he speaks of the tertiary along 

 the coast between Rio and Bahia, and on pp. 398-9, on the Bahia basin. 



In the plates accompanying this memoir, he gives a section at Monscrrate, Bahia, 

 while his geological map represents the Bahia fresh water cretaceous basin as tertiary, 

 with a fresh water division covered by marine beds. On this point, see Mr. Rathbun's 

 paper upon the geology of Ithaparica. On p. 403 et seq., he discusses the "grands 

 movements du sol "' and gives a list of dips. Of the tertiary, he says that the marine 

 tertiary of the- coast is represented by lacustrine beds in the interior. 



PoMPEO DE SoczA Brazil, Tuomaz.— Ensaio Estatislica da Provincia do Ceara, por Tliomaz Pompco dc Souza Bra- 

 zil, 180:i. 



This work mentions, besides a list of minerals found in the province, the occur- 

 rence of cretaceous and quaternary fossils at a number of places (pp. 144 -IGO). 



FOBTO Seouuo, Visconde de. — Illsloiia Geniil do Brazil antes de sua Scpara(;,io e Independcnciu do Porlugiil, pelo 

 Visconde Porto Sogiiro, Hio de Janeiro, without date. Two vols. 



In Yol. I, p. 353, it is stated that the location of the city of Parahyba was fixed 

 by the existence there of a calcareous sandstone, Avhich is in places a true limestone 

 and in others marble. 



Rathbcn, RicnARD.— Sketch of llic Life and Scientific Work of Prof. Cbarles Fred, llartt, by Richard Rallibun^ 

 Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. XIX, pp. 238-304, 1878. 



A list is given of tlu; localities at which cretaceous, tertiary and post-tertiary 

 rocks occur. A brief sketch is given of the work accomplished by the Commissao 

 Geologica do Brazil, under Prof. ILutt, and of the geological structuie of the various 

 regions explored. 



Ratudun, Richard. — ObscrvaQocs sobre a Geologia da Ilha de Ilaparica na Bahia deTodosos Santos, por Mr. Richard 

 Ralhbun. Archivos do Museu Nacional. 



This paper deals with the geology of the island mentioned, but comparisons arc 

 made with the geology of the mainland. Most of the i)aper is occui)ied with a de- 

 8cri])tioii of the reefs. 



Ratiihun, UiniARD. — Preliminary Report on the Cretaceous Lamcllibranchs Collected in the Vicinity of Pcrnaniburo, 

 Hrazil, t)y Richard Rathbun. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, XVII, lH7t, pp. 2I1~2.")(>. 



This paper describes twelve new species of Lamellil^ranchs of the collection made 

 in 1870 by the Morgan expedition, under Prof. Hartt. Tlic jm latory j)ortioM of the 



A. P. S. — VOL. XVI. 3c'. 



