Quarterly Journal of Conchology. 159 



Crosse, H. — Diagnosis Planorbis novi Antillarum incolae 



(Diagnosis of a new West Indian Plana bis), p. 329. 



P. Bavayi, Cr., from Guadeloupe. Near P. cimex, Moricand. 



Palaeontology, pp. 329— 335. 



Crosse. H. — La Malacologie a. l'Exposition du Congres in- 

 ternational des sciences geographiques ( Malacology at the Exhibi- 

 tion of the International Geographical Congress). — pp. 336 — 338. 



The principal objects exhibited, bearing on Malacology were : — 



M. Velains, collections at the Islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam, 

 made during the Transit of Venus expedition 



Land and freshwater shells of New Caledonia exhibited by M. 

 Gassies (2nd class medal). 



Maps of the geographical distribution of marine Mollusca on the 

 S.W. coast of France (2nd class medal) exhibited by M. Fischer. 



Zoological plates, four containing illustrations of Helices, belong- 

 ing to M. Grandidier's great work on Madagascar, and a series of 

 microscopical shells exhibited by M. de Folin. 



M. Crosse blames several points in the arrangement of the ex- 

 hibition, M. Gassies' shells for instance having been placed at the 

 end of the Tuileries Garden, amongst a lot of jams, pickles, etc ! 



Bibliography, pp. 338—359. 



News, pp. 359 —360. M. Crosse mentions that Dr. Gundlach 

 has left Cuba, finding it impossible to continue his scientific 

 plorations in consequence of the civil war which has been going on 

 for the last six years, and that he is now exploring Porto Rico. 



