1T4 AMERICAN JOLRNAL 



REVIEWS, 



I. AMERICAN. 



Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadel- 

 phia. No. 5. — November and DeceMiber, 1864.* 



Description of six new species of Western Asiatic Unioni- 

 dse: BY ISAAC lea. 



Vnio Hornsensis. Unio Mardinensis. 



" Kullethensis. " Emesaensis. 



" Orpiiaensis. Monocondyloea Mardinensis. 



These species are all from the rivers Tigris and Orontes, 

 in Syria and Assyria. It certainly reflects great credit on 

 American naturalists, that they are enabled, under great 

 disadvantages, to anticipate their European brethren so fre- 

 quently in the discovery of new forms of animal life in the 

 interior of Asia and Africa. Mr. Lea has been very success- 

 ful in this respect, and often, as in the present instance, has 

 described very interesting new shells from localities fre- 

 quented by European scientific men, who do not appear to 

 have noticed them, or who confounded them with previously 

 described species. 



Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 San Francisco, January, 1865. 



Description of new species of Land Shells: by W. NEW- 

 COMB, M.D. 

 Selix Blakeana.1 Japan, Succinea Japonica, Japan. 



" declivis, " Helix Hillehrandi^ Newc. (Re- 



" Cronkhitei, Oregon. marks on.) 



" Jiov;eUi, Arizona. Achatinella Alexandri, Maui. 



* We cannot too strongly condemn the practice of antedating their Pro- 

 ceedings, which the Academy have for some time indulged in. The present 

 No. was issued, as nearly as we can tell, February 14th, 1865, and ought to 

 bear that date. 



