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described by him. Proneomenia, a genus established in 1882 by 

 Hubrecht, includes all the other Neomenice described by Koren 

 and Dauielssen in the account of the Norwegian North-sea Expe- 

 dition, besides the type species, P. Sluiteri of Hubrecht, and a new 

 species, here noted by the author under the name of P.Jiliformis. 

 This is an important discussion of the characters of some exceedingly 

 curious and obscure forms of animals. 



Of the two remaining papers one contains an account of a curious 

 series of experiments by Dr. J. Brunchorst on " Galvanotropism," 

 or the peculiar influence exerted by the galvanic current upon the 

 direction of growth of the roots of plants. This curious paper, 

 which is illustrated with a considerable number of woodcuts, leads 

 up to the following general result : — " The negative galvanotropic 

 curvature depends upon irritant action and is so far analogous to the 

 geotropic and heliotropic movements; while the positive galvanotropic 

 curvature is simply a chemico-pathological phenomenon, having 

 only a purely external analogy with the directional movements of 

 the roots, and therefore does not deserve the name of galvano- 

 tropism." 



The remaining paper in the volume consists of a long list of 

 earthquake shocks recorded as having occurred in Norway since 

 the year 1758. The number is very considerable, especially of late 

 years, when, probably, a closer observation has been kept upon such 

 phenomena. The author of this article is Mr. T. C. Thomassen, and 

 in his concluding remarks some interesting generalizations will be 

 found. 



Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society. New Series, vol. vi. 

 part i. 'for 1SS8-89. Pp. 1-164. 8vo. Bristol, 1889. 



The Zoologists have many interesting notes and papers in this 

 part i. of vol. vi. n. s. Thus, the putrefactive organisms, discovered 

 and described by the Rev. Dr. W. H. Dallinger, throughout their 

 wonderful succession of forms, adapted more or less obviously to the 

 dissolution and breaking up of decomposing matter, constitute a 

 subject of great importance both in the elucidation of life and 

 beings, and in explanation of the phenomena of putrefaction and 

 fermentation . 



In Entomology, Mr. W. K. Mann notices the rare lepidopterous 

 Heliothis scutosa as having been caught in North Somerset; and Mr. 

 G. C. Griffiths treats of Mimicry amongst the Lepidoptera. Snakes, 

 their habits and their reputed power of fascination, are the subjects 

 of two interesting papers by Dr. W. Duncan and Dr. A.J. Harrison. 

 Some Birds exhibited at the meetings are mentioned, three of them 

 rare in this country. Personal and collected observations on the 

 Mole, by Mr. 0. I. Trusted, are well worth noting. Mr. G. M. 

 Smith gives a short account of the water-cells in the Camel's 

 stomach. There is also a short but thoughtful note on the " per- 

 ceptions of animals," by Prof. C. Lloyd Morgan; technically expressed. 



