524 OUTLINES OF PERIODICAL LITERATURE. 
notes and two plates on some new or little known mammalia, as the Bos 
brachyceros, B. pegasus, Pteroneura sanbachii, Viverra carcharias, Amphisorex 
pennantii and A. linneana ; in the second, he continues his catalogue of the 
slender-tongued Saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species: 
in this list he indicates characteristically the Scincus officinalis, Sphzenops 
sepsoides, Celestus striatus, Tachydosaurus rugosus, Egernia cunninghami, 
Tiliqua whitii, T. elegans, T. cyanura, 'T. chinensis, T. teniolata, T. labillardii, 
T. vanicoriensis, T. bistrigata, T. punctata, T. maculata, T. fasciata, T. carinata, 
T. subrufa, T. affinis, T. quinquestriata, T. napolconis, T. nigrolutea, 'T. kingii, 
T. bibronii, T. capensis, T. ascensionis, T. tenuis, T. stodartii, T. vachelii, 
T. leucopsis, T. australis, T. buchanani, T. trilineata, 'T. occidua, 'T. similis, 
T. bellii, T. erythrocephala, T. ocellata, T. richardi, T. duperreyi, T. entrecas 
teaux, T. microcephala, T. enea, T. albolabris, T. reevesii, 'T. sloanii, T. striata, 
T. jamaicensis,, 'T. fernandi, and T. interrupto-punctata. There is only one 
proceeding of the Zoological society, and for Miscellanies, you have Mr, 
Gray’s observations on Hapalotis albipes, the New Holland Gerboa rat ; on 
the Lepidosiren paradoxa, a new anomalous reptile ; on the fur seal of com- 
merce; and on the habits of Arion ater, the black slug: and Mr. Hancock’s 
communication on the Regulus modestus, which he proves to be a British 
bird: the “ December ” closes with meteorological observations and tables. 
No. XI, for January, mpcccxxx1x.—Mr. Pictet opens the first num- 
ber for the present year with a sort of eulogistic estimate of the writings 
of Goethe relative to natural history: these, it seems, had comparative an- 
atomy, botany and geology for their object ; but Mr. P. confines his observa- 
tions to the first, as being the part which he can best appreciate. Notes on 
Shrews brought from Germany by Mr. Ogilby, including the description 
of an apparently new species, come from the hand of Mr. Jenyns: they are 
five in number—the Sorex araneus, 8. leweodon, S. tetragonurus, 8S. labiosus. 
and S. pygmeus: the Labiosus, or full-lipped, is considered new, and the 
name bears reference to is most distinguishing peculiarity. After these 
notes, you have a description of two new Orchideous plants, by Prof. 
Hooker: these are; the Pleurothallis aristata and the Stellis foliosa: the spe- 
cilic characters are illustrated with figures. Continuing his catalogue of the 
slender-tongued Saurians, Mr. Gray describes the Dasia olivacea, Aprasia 
pulchella, Herinia capensis, Riopa punctata, R. ruppellit, R. brongainvillit, 
Lygosoma abdominalis, L. anstralis, Chiamela lineata, C. duvancellii, Tetra- 
dactylus decresiensis, Ristella rurkii, Hagria rosmaerii, Seps tridactylus, 
S. vitiata, 8. multivirgatus, Siaphos e@qualis, Ophiodes striatus, Anguis fra- 
gilis, Signana ottonis, Dorfia punctata, Microlepis wndualata, Ablepharus 
panonicus, A cupreus, Gyrinophthalmns Jineata, Cryptoblepharus lesehenaulltii, 
C. pecilopleurus, Lerista lineata, Rhodona punctata, Soridia lineata, Nessia bur= 
tonii, Evesia monodactylus, Bipes anguineus, B. gronovii, Acontias meleagris. 
Mr. Thompson furnishes an excellent historical article on the breeding of 
Scolopax rwsticola, the woodcock, in Ireland, including valuable accessary 
observations. Ina communication on the botany of the Channel Islands, 
Mr. C.C. Babington enumerates those plants which had not been noticed 
in that locality before 1838: their names are, Ranunculus ophioglossifolius, 
Orchis Jaziflora, Linaria pelisseriana, Myriophyllum ailterniflorum, Polygala 
oxyptera, Ononis reclinata, Potamogeton plantagineus and Carex punctata ; he 
adds a list of five species found in these islands, but not found in Britain ; 
