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on the stems of zoophytes, North Wales, Yorkshire, Shet- 
land, &c. Sertularia attenuata, North Devon, Yorkshire. 
Besides these new species, Mr. Hincks has to record Clava 
leptostyla, Agassiz, from Morecambe Bay, and Gonothyrea 
gracilis, Sars, from Connemara. 
November.— Mr. Hincks describes in this number a new 
genus of Sertularian Hydroids— Ophiodes. The single species 
O. mirabilis was dredged by Mr. Hincks in Swanage Bay, 
Dorset, on weed in shallow water, where it was not un- 
common. 
** Notule Lichenologice.’—The Rev. W. A. Leighton con- 
tinues his papers on Lichens. He is now advocating the use 
of hydrate of potash in discriminating between species, since 
different species give different colours and other reactions 
when treated with this agent. He has found it particularly 
useful in deciphering the difficult tribe of Cladoniet. 
Journal of Anatomy and Physiology.—This is a new perio- 
dical, to be published half-yearly, of royal octavo size, and 
largely illustrated. It is conducted by Professors Humphry 
and Newton of Cambridge, Dr. E. P. Wright of Dublin, 
Dr. Turner of Edinburgh, and Mr. Clarke of Trinity 
College, Cambridge. It may in some way be regarded as a 
successor to the ‘ Natural History Review,’ which we much 
regret has ceased publication, two names at least passing 
from the cover of the one to the other. We believe that the 
principal reason of the Cambridge professors for entering 
into the publication is to gain for their university, if possible, 
a reputation for showing some little regard fer biological 
science, more especially in its medical aspects. The utter 
indifference of Cambridge to the progress of any science that 
is not mathematical is, however, too well known, and more 
substantial proofs of her interest than a new journal are 
required. ‘l'here are two microscopical papers in this very 
excellent magazine, illustrated by numerous plates. 
“ On the Structure of the Cornea in Vertebrates,” by Dr. 
Lightbody.—This is a very careful résumé of the work of 
previous observers, to which the author has most conscien- 
tiously added his own observations, confirmatory or other- 
wise. ‘This paper formed part of a thesis presented to the 
medical faculty at Edinburgh in 1865, for which a gold medal 
was awarded. 
“* On the Retina of Amphibia, &c.,” by Dr. Hulke-—There 
are some noteworthy remarks on the retina of the chameleon 
in this paper, as well as on those of Amphibia. Whilst the 
six plates illustrating Dr. Lightbody’s paper are done fairly 
well, though wanting in sharpness, those illustrating this paper 
