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teedings. Vol. XVIF. Nr. 101 (Januaiy to June 1878). 

 Philadelphia 1878. 8". — Chase: Results of wave inter- 

 ferences. p. 2.94 — 314. — Lesquereux: On the Cordaites 

 and their related generic divisions in the carboniferous for- 

 uiation of the United States ji. 315 — 334. — Platt and 

 Sanders: Section of the palaeozoic rocks in Blair Coiiuty. 

 ji. 349 — 352. — Schwarz: The Coleoptera of Florida. 

 )). 353 — 372. — Le Conte: Additional descriptions of new 

 species. p. 373 — 433. — Schwarz: List of species. p. 434 

 — 469. — Cope: Descriptions of extinct batrachia and rep- 

 tilia froni the Permian forniatiun of Texas, p. 505 — 530. — 

 Frazer: Some microscopical observations of the phonograph 

 record. p. 531 — 535 — Hörn: Revision of the species of 

 the sub-family Bostrichidae of the United States, p. 540 — 554. 



— id.: Synopsis of the Colydiidae of the United States, 

 p. .555 — 592. — Hubbard and Schwarz: The Coleoptera 

 of Michigan, p. 593 — 665. — Cope: Synopsis of the fashes 

 of the Peruvian Amazon, p. 673 — 700. 



Vol. XVIIl. Nr. 102 (July to December 



1878). Philadelphia 1878. 8». — Ashburner: Oil 

 well records in Mc Kean and Elk Counties, Pennsylvania, 

 p. 9 — 25. — Price: Nature's reloresting. p. 26 — 28. — 

 Koenig: Preliminary notice on chromometry. p 29 — 33. — 

 Chase: Crncial harmonies. p. 34 — 36. — J'razer: Over- 

 tones heard in a telephone experiment. p. 39 — 40. — Cope: 

 On some of the characters of the Miocene Fauna of Oregon. 

 p. 63 — 77. — Prime: The glacial moraine of Northampton. 

 p. 84 — 86. — Frazer: On the physical and chemical cha- 

 racteristics of a trap. p. 96 — 102. — Rar k er: Un the total 

 solar eclipse of July 29, 1878. p. 103-^113. — Lesley: On 

 the dolomite limestones at Harrisburg. p. 114 — 120. 



New York Academy of Sciences (Late Lyceum 

 of natural histor}'). Anuals. Vol. I, Nr. 1 — 4. 

 New York 1877. 8". — Bolton: Application of organic 

 acids to the e.\amination of minerals. p. 1 — 34. — Munroe: 

 Prehistoric brouze bells from Japan, p. .35 — 40. — Fair- 

 child- On the structure of Lepidodendron and Sigülaria. 

 p. 41 — 45, 76 — 91. — Lawrence: Descriptions of new 

 species of birds from Dominica, p. 46 — 49. — id.: Descrip- 

 tions of new species of the famihes Trochilidae and Tetra- 

 onidae. p. 50 — 52. — Hallock: Index to the literature of 

 Titanium. p. 53 — 76. — Jordan: Ou the distribution of 

 fresh-water fishes in the Uuited States p. 92 — 120. — Bar- 

 rett: Descriptions of new species of fossils, from the Upper 

 Siluriau rocks of Port Jervis, N. Y. p. 121 — 124. — Law- 

 rence: Description of a new species of parrot of the genus 

 Chrysotis. p. 125 — 126. — Newberry: Descriptions of new 

 fossil fishes from the Trias, p. 127—128. 



Smithsoniau Institution. Miscellaneouscollecfions. 

 Vol. Xm, XIV, XV. Wa.shi.igton 1878. 8». 



— Annual report of the board of regents of the 

 Smithson. Inst., showing the Operations, expenditures, 

 and condition of the Institution for the year 1877. 

 Washington 1878. S». — Henry: Color-Windness. p.l96 

 — 200. — Cannon: Antiquities of Jcö'erson and Clear Creek 

 Counties, Colorado, p. 236 — 238. — Strong: Antiquities 

 in Wisconsin, p. 239 — 246. — De Hart: The mounds and 

 osteology of the mound-builders of Wisconsin, p. 246 — 250.- 



— Shaw: The mound-builders in the rock river vailey, 

 Illinois, p. 253 — 260. — Hill: Ancient earthworks of Ash- 

 land County, Ohio. p. 261 — 267. — Clark: Antiquities of 

 Tennessee. p. 269 — 276. — Jones: Aboriginal structures 

 in Georgia, p. 278 — 288. — Rau: The stock-in-trade of an 

 aboriginal lapidary. p. 291 — 298. — Galt: The ludians of 

 Peru. p. 308 — 315. — Bowers: Santa Rosa Island, p. 317 



— 320. — McParlin: Notes on the history and chmate 

 of New Mexico, p. 321—348. 



American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science. Pioceedings. 26"" meeting, held at Nashville, 

 Tenn., August 1877. Salem 1878. S". — Barnard: 

 On au alleged error in Laplace's theory of the tides. p. 73 

 — 84 — Thurston: On a new type of steam engine, theo- 



retically capable of utilizing the füll mechanical-equivalcnt 

 of heat energy, and on some points in theory iudicating its 

 practicability. p. 85 — 98. — id.: Abstract of Statement of 

 the extent and character of the.work of the United States 

 board appointed to fest iron, steel, and other metals. p. 98 

 — 113. — id.: On a new method of pianning researches and 

 of representing to the eye the results of combination of 

 three or more Clements in varying proportioiis. p. 114 — 119. 



— Gundlach: New quadruple objective for astronomical 

 telescopes. p. 127 — 133 — Forshey: Contributions to the 

 physics of the Gulf of Mexiko, p. 134 — 147. — id.: Physics 

 of the lower Mississippi river. p. 148 — 173. — Schweitzer: 

 The various methods of separating and determiiüng Barium, 

 Strontium and Calcium, p. 188 — 201. — Hall: Note upon 

 the history and value of the term Hudson River Gruup in 

 American geological nomenclature. p. 259 — 264. — Hunt: 

 The Older Rocks of Western North America, p. 265—266. 



— Killebrew: Geology and topography of the Oil Region 

 of Tennessee. p. 266 — 276. — Huntington: Geology of 

 region about the head- waters of the Androscoggin river, 

 Maine, p. 277 — 286. — Todd: On the annual deposit of 

 the Missouri river, during the Post Pleiocene. p. 287 — 291. 



— Cope: On the Classification of the extinct fishes of the 

 lower types. p. 292 — 299. — Grote and Pitt: New spe- 

 cimens from the Water-lime Gruup at Butfalo. p. 300 — 301. 



— Bassett: Agamic reprodiiction araong the Cynipidae. 

 p. 302 — 305. — Wilder: On the respiration of Amia. 

 p. 306 — 314. — Mallery: The former and present number 

 of our Indians. p. 340 — 365. 



Soc. MexicaDa de Historia natural in Mexico. 

 La Naturaleza. Tunio III. Entrega 16 — 21. Mexico 

 1875 — 1876. 4". — De Oca: Ensayo oruitolögico de 

 la familla Trochilidae, 6 sea de los colibries 6 chupamirtos 

 de Mexico, p. 299 — 394 (Concluye). — Bärcena: La Hauya 

 elegans p 305—307. — Villada: El ärbol del hule. p. 316 



— 330. — Altamirauo: Observaciones snbre la secreciun 

 venenosa del Vinagrillo. p 331 — 335. — Burkart: Examen 

 y clasificaciou de algunas species miuerales de Mexico, p. 336 



— 340. — Seemann: Descripcion de la Nietoa Mesicana. 

 p. 343 — 346. — Herrera: Vulgär y cientitica de algunas 

 plantas siivestres y varias de las que se cultivan en Mexico, 

 p. 348 — 355. — ßdrcena: Descripcion de un crustdceo 

 ttsil del genero Spheroma. p. 355 — 361. — Fernandez: 

 Analisis del Mezcal. p. 363 — 365. — Salle: Noticia sobre 

 la seda silvestre de Mexico y ei Bombyx que la produce. 

 p. 365 — 367. — id.: Noticia sobre el capuUo del madroüo. 

 p. 368—370. 



. Tomo IV. Entrega 1 — 11. Mexico 1876 



— 1878. 40. — Duges: Apuntes para la monografia de 

 los crötalos de Me.xico. p. 1—34. — Noriega: El Ahue- 

 huete. p. 35 — 40. — Navia: El arsenjuro de cobalto (smal- 

 tine). p. 41 — 42. — id.: La Galena selenifera. p. 42 — 44. — 

 Coizeaux: Sobra la forma cristalina y las propriedades 

 öpticas de la Durangita p. 44— 48. — Laso de la Vega: 

 Cautidad de tanino en las cortezas de Paraca, Nananchi y 

 Timpe. p. 49 — 54. — bärcena: El Liuarite de Mexico. 

 p. 55 — 56. — Duges: Descripcion de algunos Meloideos 

 indigenas. p. 57 — 66. — Saussure: Les aves de presa. 

 p. 67— 69 — Finck: Acerca de algunas plantas del Distrito 

 de Cördoba. p. 69—72. — Malle t: Sobre la composicion 

 quimica de la „Guanajuatita". p. 73 — 76. — Ibaüez: La 

 Tlatlancuaya de Izücar de Matainoros. p. 76 — 82. — Four- 

 nier: Sobre la distribucion geogräfica de los helechus de 

 Mexico, p. 82—84. — Herrera: Sinouimia vulgär y cien- 

 titica de algunas plautas siivestres y de varias de las que 

 se cultivan en Mexico, p. 85—86. — Duges: Nota sobre 

 un ortöptero Uaniado Timbuche en Guanajuato. p. 86 — 89. 



— Altamirano: Leguminosas indigenas medicinales. p. 89 

 — 140. — Navia: Sobre los caracteres que presentan, tra- 

 tados al soplete, sobre el carbon, los cuerpos simples que 

 son susceptibiles de dar pegaduras ct. p. 141 — 159. 



Roy. Society of London. Philosophioal trana- 

 actions. Vol. 168. London 1879. 4". — An account 

 of the petrological, botanical and zoological collections made 

 in Kergueleu's land and Rodriguez during the Transit of 



