132 Bihliographical Notices. 



Tlie Fauna and GeograpJiy of the ,Maldive and Laccadlvi Arcld- 

 pelagoes. Edited by J. Stanle? Gaebinee, M.A. Vol. I. 

 Parts III. & IV. Cambridge: at the University Press. Loudon: 

 C. J. Clay & Sons. 1902. 



The great feature of this important work is undoubtedly 

 Mr. Gardiner's contribution dealing with the Formation and 

 Growth of Coral-Eeefs, which was begun in Part I. In the two 

 parts which have since api^eared, this subject, profusely illustrated 

 with charts and diagrams, is still further pursued and is not yet 

 finished. 



The sections, in Part III., on the Formation of lagoons, the 

 Eate of Growth of Corals and Eeefs, and the Action of Poring and 

 Sand-feeding Organisms are not only extremely interesting, but 

 also most important contributions to our knowledge of these 

 subjects. 



Of the numerous purely Zoological Picports, some arc necessarily 

 of more interest than others. In Part II. we may specially mention 

 those on the Echiuroidea and Sipunculoidea, by A. E. Shipley, M.A. ; 

 the Marine Crustacea, by L. A. Borradaile, M.A. ; the Cha^tognatha, 

 by L. Doncaster, B.A. ; and that " On the Pigments of certain 

 Corals, with a Note on the Pigment of an Asterid," by Dr. Mac- 

 Jhinn. 



Pait III. contains five Zoological Reports. In one of these 

 Mr. Borradaile continues his description of the Marine Crustacea. 

 Of the remaining four, attention mnst be drawn to that by 

 Prof. Jeffrey Eell, M.A., on "The Actinogonidiate Echinoderms of 

 ttie Maldive and Laccadive Islands," on account of his suggestive 

 remarks on the reproduction of Ophiurids ; and to that by Frank 

 Laidlaw, B.A., on " The Marine Turbellaria." 



Puhl'icat'ions of the British Museum of Natural Hislonj, 

 South Kensinr/ton. 



Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia. Seventh Edition. Pp. 126 ; 

 65 woodcuts. 1U02. 



Guide to the Coral GaUcr>j. Pp. 73, with numerous Illustrations. 

 1902. 



The Natural History Guides of the British Museum are marvels of 

 cheapness and models of exposition. 



The Guide to the Galleries of the Mammalia has just reached the 

 seventh edition. Turning over its pages one sees that this last 

 edition is no mere reprint, but has been thoroughly revised and 

 brought up to date, several new figures having been added to this 

 end. Amongst the most conspicuous of these are the heads of the 

 Somali zebra and the North-African giraffe, and a really excellent 

 drawing of the okapi. 



The Guide to the Coral Gallery, which tills a long-felt want, may 

 be truthfully described as a wonderful production, both on account 



