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deposits on White river, there are others known in various parts of the 

 basin of the upper Missouri, some belonging to the eocene and others to the 

 cretaceous formations. 



The species of cottoids belonging to the collection of the Smithsonian 

 Institution have been worked up by Mr. Charles Girard in his memoir re- 

 cently published in the third volume of Smithsonian Contributions to Know- 

 ledge. With but few exceptions, specimens of all the species described are 

 now in the collection, several being entirely unique. 



An account of the collection of plants made by Charles Wright in 

 Texas and New Mexico is now in course of publication by the Institution, 

 in a paper written by Dr. Asa Gray, entitled "Plants Wrightianse." Dr. 

 Torrey has also a paper on the new plants collected in California, by Col. 

 J. C. Fremont. This, with the preceding, will appear in the third volume 

 of Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 



To government. — The letter-press of the conchology of the United States 

 Exploring Expedition, by Dr. A. A. Gould, has been printed during the 

 past year under direction of Captain Wilkes and the Joint Library com- 

 mittee of Congress, although not yet issued. The atlas of plates is in an 

 advanced state of forwardness. The volume on Meteorology, by Captain 

 Wilkes, has also been published. The series of published results of the Ex- 

 pedition is as follows : 



1. Narrative of the Expedition. By Captain Wilkes. 5 vols. 4to, and folio atlas. 



2. Zoophytes. By Professor J. D. Dana. 1 vol. 4to, and atlas. 



3. Philology. By Mr. Hale, 1 vol. 4to. 



4. Races of Man. By Dr. C. Pickering. 1 vol. 4to. 



6. Mammals and Birds. By Titian R. Peale. 1 vol. 4to. 



6. Geology and Mineralogy. By Professor J. D. Dana. 1 vol. 4to, and atlas. 



7. Meteorology. By Captain Wilkes. 1 vol. 4to. 



8. Charts. 1 vol. folio. 



Making eleven volumes quarto, and four folio volumes of plates. 

 Those still to appear are : 



1. Conchology. By Dr. A. A. Gould. 



2. Herpetology. By S. F, Baird and C. Girard. 



3. Ichthyology. By Prof. L. Agassiz. 



4. Crustacea. By Prof. J. D. Dana. 



5. MedusED. By Prof. J. D. Dana. 



6. Echinoderms. By Prof. L. Agassiz. 



7. Annelids. 



8. Insects. 



9. Ferns. By Mr. Breckenridge. 



10. Fungi. By Messra. Berk«ley and Curtis. 



11. Algie. By Prof. J. W. Bailey. 



12. Botany (Phanerogams.) By Drs. Torrey and Gray. 



13. Mosses. By Mr. Sullivant. 



14. Geographical Distribution of Species. By Dr. Charles "Pickering. 



16. Hydrography, Magnetism, Astronomy and Physics. 7jy Capt. Wilkes. 

 16. Charts, vol. 2. 



Several of the above titles may, however, be united into one volume. 

 Naturalists, generally, who have been watching'^ the progress of this great 

 national work, will learn with deep regret that ? jl the undistributed copies 



