310 CORRESPONDENCE—GLEANINGS—REPORTS. 
Swartows.—At this place a nest of young Swallows ‘‘flew” on) the 
last day of September this year. The eggs were hatched about the 
middle of the month.—W. 8. Gresuny, Overseal, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 
Gleanings. 
Boranican Catanogur.—Mr. Wheldon, the well-known bookseller of 
58, Great Queen Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, has lately issued an extensive 
catalogue of botanical works, second-hand and otherwise, which may be 
of service to many of our readers. 
Merrroronocican Booxs.—Those who are interested in the science of 
Meteorology should write to the editor of the ‘‘ Meteorological Magazine,” 
Mr. G. J. Symons, 62, Camden Square, London, for his “ Catalogue of 
Duplicate Old, Books, by Airy, Buys Ballot, Ellery, Forbes, Glaisher, 
De la Rue, Piazzi Smyth, &c.” 
LEpPropoRA HYALINA.—Some doubt appears to exist as to the proper 
mode of pronouncing the generic name of this entomostracan. Its 
etymology, however, plainly points out the correct pronunciation. Itis 
derived from Xerros thin, and dopa, a hide or skin, in allusion to the 
thinness or transparency of the body. The ‘‘o” in dora is short, so in 
the word Leptodora, the penultimate being short, the accent must be 
placed on the anti-penultimate thus :—Lepto’dora, not Leptodo’ra. 
Tur Minutest Forms or Lirs.—The Rev. W. H. Dallinger, F.R.M.S., 
recently delivered a lecture at Birmingham on the investigations of the ~ 
minutest forms of life, in which he and his fellow-worker, Dr. Drysdale, 
have been so long and successfully engaged. In a most lucid and 
interesting manner he gave some of the results of their laborious 
researches, and skilfully managed to convey a clear notion of such an 
abstruse subject as the life history of monads and other minute organ- 
isms to a mixed audience, most of whom were probably totally unfamiliar 
with the subject. It was one of the best lectures we ever heard. 
Necroscuuta Winsont.—At the May meeting of the Geological Society 
a paper was read by H. Woodward, Hsq., LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., on 
Necroscilla Wilsoni a supposed Stomatopod Crustacean from the Middle 
Coal Measures, Cossall, near Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The specimen 
described was found by Mr. EK. Wilson, of Nottingham, in a nodule of clay 
ironstone. It consists of the four posterior abdominal somites and the 
telson. The author discussed its zoological characters, which led him to 
regard it as approaching the Stomatopoda rather than the Isopoda. 
He thought it probable that Dr. Dawson’s Diplostylus is allied to this 
newly-discovered form, for which he proposed the name of Neeroscilla 
Wilsont. 
Areports of Societies. 
BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.—GrneEran 
Mertinc.—September 26th. Paper on ‘“‘ Hydra,” by Bernard Badger, and living 
specimens of II. fusca, viridis, and vulgaris —GuNERAL Muntine.—October 10th. 
Paper on “ Composite,” by Charles. Cristatella mucedo was exhibited by 
Badger.—GrnrrnaL Mertinc.—October 24th. Paper ou ‘‘ Remarkable Beetles,” 
by J. Dammann; specimen of Sexton Beetle exhibited—GunERAL MEETING.— _ 
November 7th. Paperon ‘ Vegetable Cells,” by H. Devis. 
