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Catalogue of the Genera Helix, Anastoma, Hypselostoma, Strep- 

 taxis, Tomigerus,Bulimus,Orthalicus,Partula, in the collec- 

 tion of A. D. Brown, Princeton, New Jersey. (2d edit. ) Jan- 

 uary, 1866. 8vo., 65pp. 



The first edition, published in 1861, contained Terrestrial 

 Shells of all the genera — many of which are excluded from the 

 present Catalogue. Over thirteen hundred species are enume- 

 rated, showing a marked increase since 1861. The collection 

 of Mr. Brown is very rich in West Indian shells, particularly 

 in those of the Island of Jamaica. 



Note on the AflBlnities of the Bellerophontidae. by f. b. meek. 

 (From the Proceedings of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, Vol. I. 

 March, 1866) 



Mr. Meek considers these ancient Mollusks to have been Gas- 

 teropods, closely allied to Fissurellidse and Haliotidsx. 



Descriptions of Palseozoic Fossils from the Silurian, Devo- 

 nian and Carboniferous rocks of Illinois, and other West- 

 ern States. BY F. B. MEEK AND A. H. WORTHEN. 



Placunopsis carhonaria. Anthracoptera? fragilis, 



Aviculopecten randoljjhensis. 3Iyalina meliniformis. 



indianensis. Monopteria, N. sub. gen. 



" fimhriatus. Pterinea (Monopteria) gihhosa. 



Vanuxemia dixonensis. Pterinea f subpapyracea. 



Macrodon ienuistriatus. Amhonychia {Megaptera]casei. 

 Schizodus curtus. 



II.— FOREIGN. 



BRITISH. 



A Piain and Easy Account of the Land and Fresh-water Mol- 

 lusks of Great Britain ; containing Descriptions, Figures, and a 

 famiUar account of the habits of each species, by ralph tate. 18mo., 

 cloth, 244 pp,, London, 1866. (Price 4 shilUugs plain, or 6 shillings 

 colored.) 

 This little volume is more than it claims to be, and will 

 prove a very useful and entertaining pocket companion to tl e 

 well posted, as well as the uninitiated shell collectors of Eng- 

 land, The species are all illustrated by lithographic pla'.es 

 and wood cuts. 



