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assistance of six other naturalists. It is published by Elliot Stock, 

 London, and H. R. Taylor, New York, at a price of 6d. a part. The 

 first number contains 20 small octavo pages and a half-tone block, 

 illustrating a wheatear's nest built in an old tin can. 



There has appeared the first part of Bulletin de la Laboratoive 

 Biologique de St. Petersbouvg ( " Izvyestiya S. Peterburghicheskii 

 Biologhicheskii Laboratoriya"), 1896. It is written in Russian and 

 contains papers on the mechanism of the maxillary joint by 

 A. Anlchkln, and on the mechanism of the movements of the tongue, 

 by P. Lesghaft, who is also the editor. 



The Field Columbian Museum, Chicago, commenced author last 

 year with "An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Field 

 Columbian Museum." This has been followed by five separately 

 issued publications, including "Handbook and Catalogue of the 

 Meteorite Collection," by O. C. Farrington ; "Contribution to the 

 Flora of Yucatan," by C. F. Millspaugh ; "On the Structure and 

 Development of the Vertebral Column of Amia," by O. P. Hay. We 

 have already mentioned W. H. Holmes's " Studies among the Ancient 

 Cities of Yucatan." These beautifully produced pamphlets are not 

 priced, since they "are for gratuitous distribution to libraries and 

 scientific institutions and societies. They may be obtained upon 

 application to the Director." 



A somewhat similar publication is the " Mittheilungen aus dem 

 Roemer-Museum, Hildesheim," of which the following parts have 

 already appeared: (1) " Systema Lepidopterorum Hildisiae," by 

 A. Radcliffe Grote, 4 pp.; (2) "Ein neuer Actinocamax aus der 

 Quadratenkreide von Braunschweig," by Professor A. Andreae, 4 pp. 

 and 1 collotype plate ; (3) "Die Apateliden," by A. R. Grote, 18 pp. 

 and 2 collotype plates. 



The Societe des Americanistes de Paris, which was founded not 

 long ago, has issued, in luxurious style, as large quarto, the first part 

 of its Bulletin. 



The Societe de Spelaeologie, whose foundation we noticed in 

 vol. vi., p. 132, has already issued the three first parts of a publication 

 entitled Spelunca. In this are described the explorations of numerous 

 caverns in Europe and other parts of the world, including Australia. 

 The Society also intends to publish Memoirs, one of which is to be 

 by Dr. Filhol on the remains of panthers found in caves. 



From Tokyo comes the first number, issued in October, of 

 Konchii Gaku Zasshi ("Journal of Insect Science"). It is written in 

 Japanese, except for the explanation of the plate. We commend it 

 to the notice of the editor of the Zoological Record. 



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