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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 



A Classed and Annotated Bihliocjraphij of the Palceozoic Crustacea, 

 1698-1892, to ivliicli is added a Catalogue of North- American 

 Species. By Axthony W. Vogdes. 8vo. 412 pages. San Fran- 

 cisco, California Academy of Sciences, June 1893. 



In the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History' for April 1890 

 a short notice was given of a " Catalogue of the North-American 

 non-Trilobitic Pahieozoic Crustacea " prepared by the same Author 

 (Captain A. W. Yogdes, of the U.S. Artillery), who has now supplied 

 Pala3ontologists with the elaborate and careful Bibliography before 

 us, to which the Trilobites of North America are added in a full and 

 lucid catalogue, as well as an augmented list of the other palaeozoic 

 Crustacea of that region. 



A preparatory edition appeared in the ' Bulletin of the United- 

 States Geological Survey,' No. 63, Svo. Washington, 177 pages. 



The later and far more complete work has been brought out as 

 No. iv. of the " Occasional Papers of the California Academy of 

 Sciences," and is a highly creditable result of the Author's pains- 

 taking enthusiasm, and of the Academy's well-directed liberality. 



Part I., the " Bibliography " itself, occupies pages 3-252, giving 

 the Authors' names alphabetically, with the titles of the papers, place 

 of their publication, &c., and a full list of the species therein treated 

 of. This is very satisfactory, though misprints occur here, and 

 there arc some errata besides those mentioned at page 413. There 

 is an appendix to the Bibliography at pp. 409-411. Useful notes 

 are given in many cases as to the memoirs or some portions of 

 their contents. 



In Part II. we have a good " Catalogue of North-American species 

 of Trilobites " (pages 259-360), preceded by "A Systematic Classi- 

 fication of the Geocra" (pp. 253-258), with the names of Authors, 

 formations, and types, reference to publications, and dates. The 

 names of genera, with synonyms, sections, and subgenera, are care- 

 fully distinguished in the printing ; and the references, geological 

 stages, and localities appear to have been very carefully attended to. 

 The genera are arranged alphabetically. 



In Part III. a " Catalogue of North-American non-Trilobites " 

 occupies pages 309-408 ; and a classification of the " Merostomata, 

 Phyllocarida, Bivalved Entomostraca, Isopoda, Cirripeda?, Decapoda, 

 Schizopoda, Ampliipoda, Stromapodu," precedes it, at pp. 301-369, 

 These are all of Palaeozoic age, and tlieir grouping is to some extent 

 provisional. The non-Trilobitic Crustacea found fossil in North 

 America are enumerated on the same plan, and with equal care and 

 precision, as the Triloliitcs referred to above. 



Altogether this bibliograjihic work on the Palspozoic Crustacea is 

 to be welcomed by Geologists both at home and abroad. The 

 scrupulous care of the Author has raised it far above the level of 

 some catalogues of fossils ; and his conscientious and modest nature 

 leads him to recognize the i)robabIe requirement of cautious correc- 

 tions and additions, which he lias asked his readers and fellow- workers 

 to sujjply him with as far as thoy can. In the meantime wo thank 

 him for this excellent Bibliography, and the California Academy for 

 issuing it to the world. 



