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_ A MONTHLY REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS 
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Contents 
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Notes and Comments Ki Agere 
The Training of the Biologist—The Historical Method in Teaching Biology—The Times 
on Archaeology—-The Mammals of the Lost Antarctic Continent—The Geology of 
Patagonia—The Sirenian Mammals—The Origin of the Irish Fauna—Franz Josef “ 
Land—Mimicry and Protective Colouration—The Effect of Civilisation on the North ah 
American Insect Fauna—Aspidiotus—Care of the Brood in Holothurians—Solifugae NCC 
—tThe British Pieistocene Mollusca—Triassic Cephalopoda—Lobster Fishery—Pre- 
Cambrian (?) Radiolaria in Australia—Freezing of Plants—Funafuti—tThe Great 
Indian Earthquake—Geology in New South Wales 
The Fundamental Principles of Heredity. By Marcus Hartog, D.Sc., M.A., F.L.S. ; 4 233 he 
The Place of Isolation in Organic Evolution. By F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., F.G.S. , : . 240 ‘5 
The Relation of Acquired Modifications to Heredity, By J. Lionel Tayler i : ry ae 
A Carcinological Campaign. By the Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, F.R.S., F.Z.S. j . 951 
South America as the Source of the Tertiary Mammalia. By Florentino Ameghino : { 256 
The Naturalist in Australia: by W. Saville-Kent—Die Leitfossilien : by Ernst Koken— + 
The Choniostomatidae : by Dr H. J. Hansen—Prehistoric Problems: by Robert Munro, ire 
M.A., M.D.—First Stage Physiography: by A. M. Davies—Elements of Physical f 
Geography : by 8. B. J. Skertchly—A Text-book of Geology: by W. J. Harrison— PR 
First Stage Mechanics of Fluids: by G. H. Bryan and F. Rosenberg—Beitrage zur Meh 
Kenntnis der Septalnectarien: by J. Schniewind-Thies—Papers and Notes of the 
Genesis and Matrix of the Diamond: by the late Henry Carvill Lewis—Report of the 
Geological Structure and Stability of the Hill-Slopes around Naini Tal: by T. H. 
Holland—Investigations into Applied Nature: by William Wilson, Junior—Geology : 
Nataon-d Rey. R. Barron, F.G.8., F.L.8.—Scraps from Serials—New Serials +: 
Some New Books ; pe) 
Obituaries . 283 
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Samuel Allport—Francis Aurelian Pulsky—Thomas Brumby Johnston—Sir Everett Millais 
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