268 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



" On Certain Recent Quaternary and New Fresh-Water Mollusca. " 

 By R. Ellsworth Call; 8 pp., i plate, 3 cuts. 



" On Pyrgulopsis, a New Genus of Rissoid Mollusks, with Descrip- 

 tion of Two New Forms." By R. Ellsworth Call and Harry A. Pils- 

 bry; 6 pp., 1 plate, 1 cut. 



"A Defense of Our Local Geology" (a criticism of Mr. Tiffany's 

 pamphlet). By W. H. Barris; 8 pp. 



" Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands." By C. S. Watkins; 6 pp. 



"An Ancient Mine in Arkansas." By W. A. Chapman; 4 pp. 



" Description of a New Hydrobia, with Notes on. Other Rissoid;^." 

 By Harry A. Pilsbry; 2 pp., 1 plate. 



" Lastarrirea (Remy) Confirmation of the Genus, with Character 

 Extended." By C. C. Parry; 2 pp. 



" Mound Exploration at Toolesboro, Louisa County, Iowa." By 

 Messrs. Lynch, Fulton. Harrison, and Preston; 6 pp. 



" Additional Explorations at Toolesboro." By C. E. Harrison and 

 W. H. Pratt; 2 pp. 



"Contributions to the Mollusca of Florida." By C. T. Simpson; 

 about 25 pp., one-half printed. 



"Memoranda on Some Fishes of the Ozark Region of Missouri." 

 By R. Ellsworth Call ; 8 pp. 



Other papers in the hands of the Committee are as follows : 



"A Report on Thunder-Storms of Iowa, Season of 1887." By Fred- 

 erick Starr. 



"Annotated List of Iowa Birds." By Chas. R. Keyes. 



" Description of Four New Species of Myriapods from the United 

 States." By Jerome McNeil; 2 pp. 



"Ancient Grooved Rocks." By Wm. A. Chapman; 2 pp., 1 cut. 



"Contributions to the Knowledge of the Devonian Fauna of Iowa, 

 with a Description to the Rockford Shales." By Clement L. Webster; 

 about 10 pp., 1 map, 1 cut. 



" Mound Explorations in North-Western Iowa." By F. Starr. 



These will be sufficient for Part I., of one hundred and fifty pages. 

 It is our purpose to include in the second part of this volume the re- 

 vised constitution and by-laws, list of members, and lists of donations; 

 also a complete index to the entire proceedings to date; Prof. W. J. 

 McGee, of the United States Geological Survey, having kindly offered 

 to prepare the latter as soon as the work is ready. It will also con- 

 tain a condensed report of the proceedings of meetings. 



Mrs. M. L. I). Putnam. 

 C. C. Parry, 

 W. H. Barris, 

 C. H. Preston, 

 James Thompson, 



Committee. 



