280 NATURAL SCIENCE [October 
THE Boletim de Museu Paraense, October 1897, contains papers on the 
Simii of the New World by Hermann Meerwarth, with maps of the 
distribution of each genus, further notes on the geology of Brazil by 
Fred. Hartt, the Devonian fauna of the river Maecuru by Friedrich 
Katzer, notes by Dr Goldi on Lepidosiren and Mesomys ecaudatus, 
and J. Huber on plants of the genus Hevea. All the papers are in 
Portuguese. 
THE Memorias Sociedad “ Antonio Alzate” (vol. xi. Nos. 5-8) contain 
the education of the Mexican woman by Galindo y Villa, the origin 
of individuals by Professor Herrera, public instruction in Mexico by 
Torres Torija, gold in Mexico by E. Ordonez, the water supply of the 
city of Mexico by Dr A. Pefiatfiel, and seismic notes from Central and 
South America by Montessus de Ballore. Herrera’s, Ordonez’, and 
Montessus’ papers are in French, the others in Spanish. 
THE first part of Dr Arthur Willey’s “ Zoological Results based on 
material from New Britain . . . and elsewhere,” contains the anatomy 
and development of Peripatus novae-britanniae by the editor, Meta- 
protella sandalensis a new Caprellid by Dr Paul Mayer, Aipysurus 
annulatus a rare marine snake by G. A. Boulenger, reports on the 
centipedes, millipedes, scorpions, pedipalpi and spiders by R. IL. 
Pocock, and an account of the Phasmidae and their eggs by Dr D. 
Sharp. 
The Geological Survey of India notify that by order of the 
Government the “ Records ” issued by their department in the months 
of February, May, August and November each year, ceased to be 
published from the 1st January 1898. Annual Reports will be issued, 
and papers will appear in the Memoirs. 
FurTHER LITERATURE RECEIVED 
ZOOLOGICAL results based on material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty 
Islands, and elsewhere, collected during 1895-7, Arthur Willey: Cambridge Univ. 
Press. Composition of Maize, W. H. Wiley: U.S. Dept. Agric. Bull. 50. Geology for 
Beginners, W. W. Watts: Macmillan. Faune de France (Thysanoures—Protozoaires), 
Acloque: Bailliere et Fils. Bibliografia geologica y minera de la Republica Mexicana, 
Rafael Aguilar : Secretaria de Fomento, Mexico. Report on West Australian Rocks, G. 
W. Card. Darwin Wrong, R. F. Licorish: Barbados. Studien iiber die Protoplasma- 
stromung bei den Characeen, by Georg Hoermann: Gustay Fischer. Wisconsin Geol. 
and Nat Hist. Survey, Bulletins i., ii, Manual of the Geology of India, Economics, ed. 
2, part i., Corundum by T. H. Holland: Geol. Survey, Calcutta. History of Mankind 
(Macmillan), pt. 28. Mem. Soc. Antonio Alzate, xi., pts. 5-8. Proc. Biol. Soc. 
Washington (numerous papers by Bangs and Preble). College of Agriculture and 
Mechanical Arts, Mesilla Park, Annual Catalogue. Annals of the South African 
Museum, part 1: Trustees. On Pontobolbos, and other papers, Arthur Dendy. 
Additions to the fossil Flora of Queensland, J. Shirley. 
Amer. Geol., Aug.; Amer. Journ. Sci., Sept.; Amer. Monthly Micro. Journ., 
Aug.; Amer. Nat., Aug.; Botan. Gazette, Aug. ; Feuille des jeunes Nat., Sept. ; 
Irish. Nat., Sept. ; Knowledge, Sept. 1; Literary Digest, Aug. 13, 20, 27 ; Naturae 
Novit., Aug., Nos. 15 and 16 ; Naturalist, Sept. ; Nature, Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8; 
Nature Notes, Sept. ; Naturen, June-Aug. ; Photogram, Sept. ; Plant World, Aug. ; 
Psychol. Rey., Sept. ; Review of Reviews, Aug., Sept. ; Revista Quin. Psich., Aug. ; 
Revue Scient., Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10; Science, Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2; Scientific 
Amer., Aug. 13, 20, 27, Sept. 3; Scot. Med. and Surg. Journ., Aug., Sept. ; Scot. 
Geogr. Mag., Sept. ; Victorian Nat., Aug. ; Westminster Rev., Sept. 
