2 Prospectus of the 



The Literary contents ot the Journal will consist of 



Descriptions of New Genera and Species. 



Articles on Geographical, Bathymetrical and Geological 

 Distribution. 



Anatomical Papers. 



Synonymy and Classification. 



Elaborate Reviews of New Books. 



Editor's Table: 



Including Notices of all Works published, and of all Concho- 

 logical Papers in American and foreign periodicals, and 

 Transactions of Learned Societies, with interesting extracts 

 from them and synopses of their contents Announcements 

 of < new works in preparation -Notices of the various 

 public and private Museums Of Collections for sale or ex- 

 change Answers to Inquiries of Correspondents Obituary. 



Conchologisls are earnestly requested to contribute 

 papers immediately, as the first number of the Journal will be 

 published as soon as a sufficient quantity and variety of MSS. 

 is at our disposal. 



GEORGE W. TRYON, JR., 



625 Market Street, 



Philadelphia. 

 November 80, 1864. 



