424 Miscellaneous, 



publication, many being most difficult to obtain, and apparently 

 reserved for private circulation. In consequence of tbe limited in- 

 tercourse between Italian naturalists and those of other countries, 

 the labours of the former have remained sometimes for years un- 

 knovpn to the latter., Among those who have been most influential 

 in effecting a change in all this, we must mention Professor Canestrini 

 of Modena. He started the ' Archivio per la Zoologia, I'Anatomia, 

 e la Fisiologia,' a work by this time well known to most biologists, 

 from the original and important articles contained in the four vo- 

 lumes which have as yet appeared. Among his numerous zoolo- 

 gical and archaeological memoirs, we would direct special attention 

 to that on Italian Freshwater Fishes *, invaluable on account of the 

 author's acquaintance with the literature, and critical discernment of 

 species. There is now a Society of Naturalists of Modena, under 

 the presidency of the same gentleman, which, by publishing the 

 memoirs read at the meetings in an annual volume, promises to be a 

 source of general benefit to science. The volume now before us 

 contains the following memoirs : — 



Prof. Canestrini. — Archaeological objects from the Modenese dis- 

 trict. 



Prof. Generali. — On a case of Induration of a Bovine Foetus. 



Prof. Rondani. — On Hymenopterous Parasites of Cecidomyia frU' 

 mentaria. 



Prof. Salimbeni. — Practical hints on the Culture of the Silkworm. 



Prof. Ragona. — On the " isaeoric" Lines {linee iseoriehe, from laos, 

 equal, and ajwpa, oscillation) of the Italian Peninsula, and some 

 other questions regarding the distribution of temperature in Italy. 



Prof. Ghiselli. — New views on Madness of Dogs. 



Dr. Boni. — Descriptions of objects of Art of high antiquity re- 

 cently discovered in the Modenese district. 



Prof. Generali. — On the Changes of Colour in the Blood of some 

 Insects when exposed to Atmospheric Air. 



Prof. Canestrini. — Catalogue of the Freshwater Fishes of Italy. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

 •' CAPTURE OP A RARE FISH (Ausonia Cuvieri) at falmouth. 



" To the Editor of the ' West Briton: 



" Sir, — It affords me great pleasure to be able to record the capture 

 of another rare and interesting addition to the fauna of the British 

 Isles. Yesterday, about noon, as some fishermen were scanning the 

 bay with their glasses, carefully watching for the approach of pil- 

 chards, their attention was attracted to a strange commotion about 

 low-water mark, between the Castle Point and Gyllyngvase. They at 



* " Prospetto critico dei Pesce d' Acqua dolce d' Italia," Archiv. per la 

 Zool. 1866, iv. pp. 47-187. 



