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pedal ganglia are apparently dependent upon the cerebral for initi- 

 ative." When isolated, stimulation causes only local responses. 

 Impulses may pass in both directions through any of the commis- 

 sures and connectives. Impulses may be sent by roundabout con- 

 nections when the usual connections are destroyed. 



First Additional Catalogue of Land Shells of Japan. 

 By Y. Hirase, Kyoto, 1908. In this list of 24 pages Mr. 

 Hirase catalogues the species and varieties from Japan, the Bonin 

 and Loochoo Islands and Formosa, obtained since the publication of 

 his former list. It is interesting as showing the results of the latest 

 work on these wonderfully rich faunas. Copies of the catalogue 

 will be sent free, we believe, to those interested in the collection of 

 •Japanese shells. A handsome plate illustrates various new or inter- 

 esting species. 



Zoological Record, Vol, xliii, pt. viii, Mollusca. — By E. 

 R. Sykes, completed by S. Pace and R. M. Pace. This complete 

 record of all that has been published on Mollusca for the year 1906 

 together with every generic and specific name used, is indispensable 

 to all working conchologists. The part containing 103 pages can 

 be obtained for 4 shillings of Harrison & Sons, 45 St. Martin's Lane, 

 London. Eng. 



£ The Williams Collection of Shells. — By George Hal- 



OOTT Chadwick, Chicago, 111., 1908. A brief account of the con- 

 chological cabinet of Mrs. Alice L. Williams, which contains so 

 many rare and beautiful shells. It is undoubtedly the finest private 

 collection in America. The collection contains 26,000 shells, " a 

 number unexceeded, I believe, by any private shell cabinet in 

 America since the day of John Jay. While the collection is rich in 

 species representing almost every family, one naturally turns to 

 those gems of the sea, the Cyprteidse. Here we find Cypraea 

 broderipi, the only one in America, C. nivosa, castanea, chrysalis, 

 coxend, crossei, similis, etc., etc., wiiile species considered by many 

 rare are represented by series to show variation. There are 10 C. 

 aurantia, 10 decipiens, 10 thersites, 7 scotti, 4 timbilicata, etc. 

 Among the Conidae is enthroned Conus gloria-marts while the rare 



