CONTENTS. Vll 



Page 

 XLVI. Observations on the Bignoniacece. By John Miers, 

 F.R.S., F.L.S.&e 386 



XLVII. On the Existence of Animal Life at Great Depths in the 

 Sea. By G. C. Wallich, MD., F.L.S .396 



New Books: — Life on the Earth; its Origin and Succession, by John 

 PhiUips, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S. &c.— Illustrations of the Genus 

 Carex, by Francis Boott, M.D 399—406 



Proceedings of the Royal Society ; Zoological Society 407 — 422 



On the Anemone nemorosa purpurea, by Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S. &c. ; 

 On the Raphides of Lemnacece, by George Gulliver, F.R.S. ; 

 On the Habits and Larva of Mormolyce, by John Bovvring, 

 Esq, ; A new Canadian Dye ; On the Development of Doliolum, 

 by MM. Keferstein and Ehlers 422—424 



NUMBER XLIL 



XLVIIL On the Ophidian Genus Helicops. By Dr. Albert 

 GUNTHER 425 



XLIX. Descriptions of ten new Species of Spiders lately discovered 

 in England. By the Rev. O. P. Cambridge, B.A 428 



L. On the Discovery of Macrauchenia in Bolivia. By Charles 

 Carter Blake 441 



LL On the Recent Terebratulm ; in Reply to some Observations 

 by Prof. E. Suess, of Vienna. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., F.G.S. 443 



LII. Notices of British Fungi. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, 

 M.A.,F.L.S., and C. E. Broome, Esq. (Plates XV. XVL XVIL)... 44.9 



LIIL On the Cerebral Characters of Man and the Ape. By Prof. 

 Richard Owen. (Plates XIX. XX. XXL) 456 



LIV. On the possible Identity of Panssus lineafus, Thunberg, and 

 P. Parrianus, Westwood ; with Notes on the Characters of Specimens 

 taken at the Cape of Good Hope. By W. H. Benson, Esq 459 



LV. Zoological Notes on perusing M. Du Chaillu's ' Adventures in 

 Equatorial Africa.' By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. &c 463 



New Books : — The Botanist's Guide to the Counties of Aberdeen, 

 Banff, and Kincardine, by G. Dickie, M.A., M.D., Prof, of Botany 

 in the I'niversity of Aberdeen. — Seasons with the Sea-horses ; or. 

 Sporting Adventures in the Northern Seas, by James Lamont, 

 Esq., F.G.S .". 470—479 



