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Page 

 A. W. Scott, M.A. — 08t(5ograpliie des C^tac^s, vivants et fossiles, 

 par MM. van Beneden et Paul Gervais ; liATaisons 9 & 10. . 58 — GO 



Proceedings of tlie Royal Society GO 



On the Sterile Eggs of Bees, by C. Claus and C. von Siebold ; Note 

 on the Habitat of Psetalia globidosa and Laharia hemisphc^rica, 

 Gray, by Dr. A. B. Meyer ; Gigantic Cuttlefishes in Newfound- 

 land ; New Species of Shells, byF. P. Marrat ; The Number of 

 Classes of Vertebrates, and their Mutual Relations, by Prof. 

 Theodore Gill ; The Parasitic Mites of Birds, a Contribution to 

 the Knowledge of the Sarcopticlce, by E. Ehlers ; Contributions 

 to the Knowledge of the Lahoulhenice, by Dr. J. Peyritsch . . 65 — 76 



NUMBER LXXIV. 



XII. Descriptions of two new Genera and Species of Polyzoa 

 from the Devonian Rocks. By H. Alleyne Nicholson, M.D., 

 D.Sc, M.A., F.R.S.E., Professor of Natural History in University 

 College, Toronto 77 



XIII. The Geographical Relations of the New-Zealand Fauna. 



By Captain F. W. Hutton, C.M.Z.S 85 



XIV. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Heteromera, 

 chiefly from New Zealand and New Caledonia, together with a Re- 

 vision of the Genus Hypaulax, and a Description of an allied new 

 Genus from Colombia. By Frederick Bates 102 



XV. Contributions to the Study of the Entomostraca. By 

 George Stewahdson Brady, C.M.Z.S., and David Robertson, 

 F.G.S. — No. IX. On Ostracoda taken amongst the Scilly Islands, 

 and on the Anatomy of Darioinella Stevemoni. (Plates IV. & V.) . . 114 



XVI. On the Generic Affinities of the New-England Chitons. By 

 Philip P. Carpenter, of Montreal 119 



XVII. Descriptions of two new Species of Birds. By Arthur, 

 Viscount Walden, P.Z.S., F.R.S., &c 123 



XVIII. Notes on Norwegian Hydroida from Deep Water. By 



the Rev. Thomas Hincks, B.A., F.R.S 125 



XIX. On a new Species of Fruit-Pigeon from Northern Queens- 

 land. By John Gould, F.R.S. &c 137 



XX. Notes on some Fishes obtained at considerable Depths in the 

 North Atlantic. By Dr. Albert GDnther, F.R.S 138 



XXI. On the Invertebrate Marine Fauna and Fishes of St. 

 Andrews. By W. C. M'Intosh, M.D. &c 140 



XXII. On Deep-water Hydroida from Iceland. Bv the Rev, 

 Thomas Hincks, B.A., F.R.S. (Plates VI., VII., & VIII.) 146 



XXIII. Third Notice of a Collection of Fishes made by Mr. 

 Swinhoe in China. By Dr. Albert Guntiier, F.R.S 154 



XXIV. On the Dwarf Buffalo of Pennant. By Sir Victor 

 Brooke, Bart., F.Z.S 169 



XXV. Description of a new Sibia from the Naga Hills, North- 



