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value, for, as we pointed out in our criticism of the first part, it is 

 not altogether reliable as regards completeness. In the two parts 

 before us we find numerous omissions ; indeed we do not notice any 

 improvement in this respect. A number of the references are hope- 

 lessly contracted, so that it becomes a matter of guesswork which 

 work may be referred to. As examples we may cite " Grass. Ind. 

 Test.," " Pet. Moll. T.," " Mrts. Eeitrg.," " Tapp. C. p. 287," " Mrts. 

 Asia C. 83," " Dkr. Afric. M.," &c. The same remarkable contrac- 

 tions of authors' names appear in many instances. It will doubtless 

 puzzle many conchologists to recognize the following writers : — Dub., 

 Hilb., Budd., Lub., Watlb., Crras., Euth., Leo., Drgt., &c. We also 

 notice in a few cases names given as authors' which are altogether 

 incorrect, e. g. Yoldi and Valdiv., the former the name of the owner 

 of a celebrated collection, the latter a contraction for Valdivia, a 

 place in Chile. Sometimes names are variously abbreviated : for 

 example, De Morgan appears as de Mou., d'Morg., Morg., and 

 d. Morg. ; Brazier is rendered Brae, Bruz., and Brazier ; and Craven 

 is written Crav., Craw., Crawen, and Craven. 



The localities are frequently as enigmatical as the authors' names. 

 It would be a matter of some difficulty to recognize the position of 

 such places as these : —Jalap., Mach., lium. Hill., Solothr., Nag., 

 I. Aitut., Toni B., Tillow., Bet. gia., Tuk. Ber., &c. 



In conclusion, we do not deny that the work possesses a certain 

 usefulness ; but this is certainly marred in the points we have 

 indicated. 



Foraminifera and liadiolaria from the Cretaceous of Manitoha. By 

 Joseph B. Txrkell, M.A., B.Sc, &c., of the Geological Survey of 

 Canada. (Trans. Hoy. Soc. of Canada, 1890.) 



Me. Tterell gives a sv;ccinct account of the researches and surveys 

 whereby the natural sections in Manitoba are known to expose the 

 several groups of Cretaceous strata, with, their estimated thicknesses, 

 as follow : — 



feet. 



Laramie ? 



Odanah 500 



Pierre ^ jj^qj^-^jq^ ^qq 



Niobrara 200-540 



Benton 130 



Dakota 50-150 



Besides visible sections of outcrops, the wells and deep borings 

 have been utilized in obtaining a knowledge of the strata under- 

 lying the wide plains of the Canadian North- West. By the 

 careful comparison of the successive beds met with in these borings, 

 and especially by a microscopic examination of their respective 

 materials, they can be identified, and the sections can be correlated 

 — their relative characters and thicknesses can be noted — and not 



