CURRENT LITERATURE. 49 



Simonelli, V. — " Fossili terziari e post-pliocsnici dell' Isolo di Cipro raccolti 

 dal Dott. A. Bsrgeat." Mem. Ace. Bologna (ssr. 5), vol. ill,, pp. 

 153-1S2. 



Vaughan, T. W.—" The stratigraphy of north-western Louisiana." Amer. 

 Geol,, vol. XV., pp. 205-229. 



Gives lists of the contained fossils. 



Waller, S. — "The succession of fossil faunas at Springfield, Missouri." 

 Am. Journ. Sci. (s. 3), vol. xlix., pp. 185-199. 



COLLECTING AND CULTURE. 



B , D. — " La peche de la nacre dans ITnde." La Nature, vol. xxiii., 



p. 230. 

 A short account of the TuvhineUa fishing industry. 



Collier, Edward. — "Notes on a Conchological Excursion to the West of 

 Ireland." J. of C, viii., 1895, pp 42-46. 



H , W. A.—" Mussel-culture." Nature, vol. li., 1895, PP- 578-579- 



A review of Calderwood. See J. of Mai , vol. iv., pp. 28-29. 



Haynes, T. H. — [See under " Biology " : — Pearl growth.] 



States that one diver was able to predict the shells that would contain 

 pearls, from the two sides of the hinge in these shells not being parallel. 



Oliveira, P. de.— " Preparation et conservation de quelques animaux 

 par I'aldehyde formique." Ann. Sci. Nat. Porto., vol. ii., 1S95, pp. 

 69-76. 

 Four parts of "normal solution" — 40 %— to 100 parts of water, is the 



solution recommended. 



Walker, Bryant. — " A month with the Michigan Fish Commission." Naut., 

 ix., 1S95, pp. 2 and 3. 



Willey, Arthur, with a prefacs by Lanksster, E. Ray. — "In the home of 

 the Nautilus." Natural Science, vol. vi., 1895, p. 405, 2 figs. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



Roebuck, W. Denison. — "Bibliography (for the North of England) Marine 

 Mollusca, 18S9-1892." The Naturalist, 1895, pp. 1S9- 



BIOGRAPHY. 



Melvill, J. C. — " An epitome of the life of the late Hugh Cuming, F.L.S., 

 CM Z.S." J. of C, viii., 1895, PP- 59"64- 



Semper, C. — " Reisen im Archipal der Philippinen." Second part, title- 

 pages to vols, i.-v., 1S95, " Carl Sempar," pp. vii.-xviii. Portrait and 

 Bibl. 



