84 AMERICAN JOURNAL 



Assiminea obeliscus. Algiers. 

 Lartetia Bourguignati. Jura, France. 

 Lartetia 3Ioussoniana. " " 



GERMAN. 



Baron Carl Claus von der Decken'a Reisen in Ost-Afrika. 3d 



volume ; Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Crustaeeans, Molliisks and Echi- 

 noderms. 8vo. Leipzig and Heidelberg, 1869. 



The chapter on mollusca is by Dr. E. Von Martens, and in- 

 cludes tlie following new species : 



Helicarion aureofuscus, Nanina, var. albopicta. 



Nanina pyramidea, Buli minus rhodotcenia, 



" Mossamhicensis, Physa Seychellana, 



The illustrations consist of three lithographic plates. 



Novitates Conchologicae. Supplement IIL Monographie der Mollusk- 

 engatlung Venus, Liune. By Dr. Edward Romer. 20tli and 21st Parts, 

 with P> colored plates. Oct., 1809. 



This issue completes the monography of Circe. The new spe- 

 cies are : 



C. speciosa, Pliilippines. C. Urata, China. 



Novitates Conchologicae. Supplement IV. Japanische Mceres-Conchy- 

 lien. A contribution to the knowledge of the Mollusca of Ja]ian, with 

 various retlectious upon their geographical distribution. By Lr. C. E. 

 LiSCHKE. Parts 5—8, with 7 colored plates. 1869. 



This important work is now completed. There are no species 

 first described in the present issue, but many interesting obser- 

 vations are made on synonymy. 



SystematlBches Conchylien-Cabinet of Martini and Chemnitz. (2d 



Edition.) i94th Part. 4to. Niirnberg, 1869. 



Contains the commencement of a monograph of Bonacidce, by 

 Dr. Edward Rcimer. 



Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. Published by the Society Natura Artis 

 iMagistra of Amsterdam. 1869. 



Catalogue des Coquilles de la famille dcs Conides, qui se 

 trouvent au 31usee de la Societie Zoologique d' Amster- 

 dam. By A. Oltmans. 



This rich collection is catalogued alphabetically, and embraces 

 230 species and numerous varieties. 



