CONTENTS. V 



Page 

 on Clausilia plicatula and C. Mortilleti, by J. Gwjti Jeffreys, 

 Esq., F.R.S. ; Note on Lernceu branchialis, by W. P. Cocks; On 

 two new species of Birds from Santa Fe di Bogota, by Philip 

 Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.Z.S. ; On the British Diastylidcc, by C. 

 Spence Bate, F.L.S.; Note on Helix Cautiana, Mont., by Wm. 

 Lonsdale, Esq., F.G.S. ; Description of a Fossil Cranium of the 

 Musk-butfalo, from the Gravel at Maidenhead, Berks, by Prof. 

 Owen, F.R.S. ; A last word on Scissurella, by J. Gwyn Jeffreys, 

 Esq., F.R.S.; New Mode of Cleaning Diatomaceous Deposits, 

 by Prof. J. W. Bailey ; New Method of Disintegrating masses of 

 Fossil DiatomacecE, by Prof. J. W. Bailey; Meteorological Obser- 

 vations and Table 183—192 



NUMBER CV. 



XVIII. Attempts at a Natural Arrangement of Birds. By Alfred 



R. Wallace, Esq 193 



XIX. Recent Discoveries in V^egetable Embryogeny. By Arthur 

 Henfrey, F.R.S., Professor of Botany in King's College, London... 217 



XX. On Edwardsia carnea, a new British Zoophyte. By Philip 



H. GossE, F.R.S. (With a Plate.) 219 



XXI. Notes on the Freshwater Infusoria of the Island of Bombay. 

 No. 1. Organization. By H. J. Carter, Esq., Assistant . Surgeon 

 H.C.S., Bombay 221 



XXII. Descriptions of one Indian and nine new Bvu'mese Helices ; 

 and Notes on two Burmese Cyclostomacea. By W. H. Benson, Esq. 2-49 



XXIII. On an Abnormality in the Flowers of Salix Andersoniana. 



By John Lowe, Esq 254 



XXrV. CarrfJMwi ea^^uam : —its Siphons and its Byssus. By Philip 

 II. GossE, F.R.S. (With a Plate.) ". 257 



New Books : — An Introduction to Entomology, or Elements of the 

 Natural History of Insects, by William Kirby, M.A., F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., and William Spence, F.R.S., F.L.S.— JPerny Combes : a 

 Ramble after Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of Devonshire, by 

 Charlotte Chanter 258—260 



Proceedings of the Zoological Society 260 — 268 



On the Vitality of the Anguillulce of Mildewed Wheat, by C. Davaine ; 

 Notice of a new species of Nocturnal Lizard from Mexico, by 

 Dr. J. Vj. Gray, F.R.S. &c. ; On a new genus and species of Tro- 

 chilidee from Ecuador, by John Gould, F.K.S. &c. ; Meteoro- 

 logical Observations and Table 268 — 272 



