(32 THE NAUTILUS. 



cesses somewhat paler, and tipped witli while. Laila corkcrelli, 

 MacF., was taken by my wife as tar soiitii as La Jolhi, while Mrs. 

 Oldi-oyd showed me one dredged at San Diego by Prof. Kolbid 



T. D. A. COCKERELL. 



PUBLICATIONS EECEIVED. 



A Preliminaky Account of the Doridid^e of Monterey 

 B\Y, California. By F. M. MacFarland, (Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 of Washington, XVIII, pp. 35-54, Feb. 2, 1905.) 



It is witli pleasnre that we announce the publication of this paper. 

 The nudibranchs have been sadly neglected on the Pacific coast, and 

 we shall look forward with much interest to the series of systematic 

 and morphological papers soon to appear. The present paper con- 

 tains the descriptions of 20 species, including three new genera 

 (JSIontereina, Laila and Hopkinsia) and the following new species : 

 Montereina nobilis, Discodoris heathi, Rostanga pulchrn, Cddlina 

 marqinata, C. fiavomnculata, Doriopsis fulva^ Aegires albopunctatus, 

 Laila cockerelli, Triophu maculata, T. grandis, Polycera atra, 

 Acaiithodoris hudsoni, A. brunnea, Ancida pacificn, Hopkinsia 

 rosacea. — C. W. J. 



Description of Twelve New Species and One Variety 

 OF Marine Gastropoda From the Persian Gulf, Gulf of 

 Oman and Arabian Sea. By James Cosmo Melvill. (Jour. 

 Malacology, XI, pp. 79-86, pi. vii, 1904.) 



Maryland Geological Survey, Miocene — This magnificent 

 work on the Miocene of Maryland, consists of a volume of text of 

 543 pages (pp. 130 to 401 being devoted to moUusca), and another 

 volume of 126 plates, 69 of which contain illustrations of moUusca. 

 The introductory chapters are by Drs. Wm. B. Clark, Geo. B. 

 Shattuck and Wm. H. Dall ; while the systematic portion represents 

 the work of several specialists. The Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, 

 Amphineura and Scaphopoda are described by Dr. G. C. Martin, the 

 total number of forms described being about 220, of which 68 repre- 

 sents new species or varieties. A new subgenus of Cancellaria ( Can- 

 cellariella) is proposed. The Pelecypoda are described by Dr. L. 

 C. Glenn, 185 species are recorded, of which 32 are new. Most of 

 the beautiful drawings represent the work of the late Dr. J. C. Mc- 

 Connell. C. W. J. 



