OF CONCHOLOGY. 19^ 



II.— FOREIGN. 



BRITISH. 

 Generic Forms of Shells Illustrated. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby (45 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, 

 London) announces for early publication a work with the above 

 title. The price is not yet fixed, but is expected to be about 

 ,£3 3s. "The illustrations will be copious and- of full size, em- 

 bracing every marked form, whether recent or fossil, and whether 

 adopted as a genus or not." 



Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manches- 

 ter. 3d Series. Vol. 2. 870. London, 1865. 



On the Tongues of 3Iollusea. By Thomas Alcock, M. D. 



An excellent paper, of a semi-popular character. Illustrated 

 by 4 plates, drawn by the Author. 



Thesaurus conchyliorum. or Figures and Descriptions of Recent 

 Shells. By G. B. Sowerby. Parts 24, 25. 8vo. London : published 

 by the author, 1866. (Price 50s. stg ) 



These parts complete the third volume, and the present series 

 of the "Thesaurus."* The following are the contents of the 

 present parts : — 



Second Monograph of the genus Helicina, including the 

 genera Trochatella, Lucidella, Helicina, Schasicheila and 

 Aleadia, of authors. 



This monograph contains 13 plates with 479 figures. The 

 following are the new species : — 



JI. semistriata, Hab. — ? H. subconica, Hab. — ? 



" tenuilahris, " ? 



" suhovalis, Jamaica. 



" Zote, Pfr., Cuba. 



" aurantio-viridis, Hab. — ? 



" tecta, " ? 



Monograph of the genus Carinaria, with 1 plate. 



Monograph of the genus Donax, Linn., 4 plates, 117 figures. 



The following are new : — 



* A new series is announced for early publication, commencing with a 

 monograph of Cyprwa. 



