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Vol. I. No. 1. 



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iJl JVEonthly I^eview of Scientific Progress. 



MAY 21 



MARCH, 1892. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction 1 



Notes and Comments . . 3 



I. Some Recent Observations upon Mimicry. By Frank E. Beddard, 



M.A., F.R.S.E 10 



II. Deep-Sea Deposits : A Review of the Work of the " Challenger " 



Expedition. By J. J. H. Teall, M.A., F.R.S 17 



III. The Evolution of Fins. By A. Smith "Woodward, F.L.S 28 



lY. Some Salient Points in the Study of Mammals during 1891. By 



R. Lydekker, B.A., F.Z.S 36 



Y English Lake Dwellings. By James W. Davis, F.S.A 40 



YI. Marine Snakes. By G. A. Boulenger, F.Z.S 44 



YII. The Exploration of Coral Reefs by Borings. By J. W. Gregory, 



B.Sc, F.G.S 50 



YIII. Some Recent Researches on Insects and Arachnids. By G. H. 



Carpenter, B.Sc. . . 53 

 IX. The Relationship of the Carboniferous Plants, Sigillaria and 



Stigmaria. By Thomas Hick, B. A., B.Sc 57 



X. The Mammals of India: A Review. By R. Lydekker, B.A., F.Z.S. 60 



Some New Books 66 



News of Universities, Museums, and Societies 72 



Obituary 75 



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