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450 Miscellaneous Intelligence, 



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Habits of Fishes; K.E.Atwood. — p. 1^8, Pearl-growing in Cliina. — p. 181, On tbc 

 Chinese Sugar Cane; C. J. Spragne. — p. 184, Nomenclature of the superposition of 

 strata; W, B. Rogers, — p. 184. Notice of the death of Michael Tuoniey. — p. 186, 

 Notice of the death of \Vm. C. Redfield — p. ly2, Liir^t of Officers (J. Wjman, M. D., 

 President, C. T. Jack-^on and D. H. Storer, Vice Presidents, IS. L. Abbott, Correspond- 

 ing Secretarg) — p. 192, List of Reptiles collected by E.Samuels in California; J, 

 N, Borland. — p '200, On the Sugar of the Chinese Sugar Cane ; A, A, B>ryes. 

 On the Burrowing Owl of South America, [Aiheve cunicularia)\ N. H, Bhhop, 

 p. 206, Ou the movements of the earth worm; 8^ Durkee. — p. 207, On the Zonda 

 of South America; N. II. Bishop, — p. L'll, On a rock of organic origin looking like 

 Trachyte; A. A. /Inges.—p. 217, On the slate rocks of Governt^r's Island, Boston 

 Harbor; W. £. Rogers. — p. "227, Gum from California; A. A. Hayes. — p. 231, On 

 the Birds of KeweeJiaw Point, L. Superior; S.Iiveeland, Jr. 



ProUEKDINGS ok the AfADEMY OF NaTURAL SoiKNCES OF PHILADELmiA. 1857. 



p. 2, Catalogue of tlie species af Bembidium found in the TJ. States and contiguous 

 regions; J. L, LeConte. — p. 10, Descriptions of several new Mammals from Western 

 Africa (species of Semnopithecus, Cercopitheus, Microcebus, Vespertilio, Sorex, Sciu- 

 rus); John LcConte.—p. lb. Notes on Aluminium; W. J. Taylor. — p 17, On the 

 visjual organs of certain species of the germs Unio ; /. Lea. — ^p. 18, Note on Entozoa 

 5n tlie Naiades ; /. Lehlg. — Descriptions of American Land Shells ; W. G. Bin^tey. — 

 p. 19, New species of invertebrates of N. Pacific Expedition ; W. Stimpsou, — p- '31, 

 Descriptions of thirteen new Unios from Georgia ; /. Lea.—j). 33, Catalogue of Birds 

 collected on the river Muni, W. Africa ; J Cassin. — On the Crania of the Ancient 

 Britons, with remarks on the people themselves ; J, B. Davis. — p. 48, Reptiles of 

 the Gaboon country, Western Africa; E. HallowelL — p. 75, Synopsis of the genus 

 Clivina and allied genera inhabiting the U. States ; ./. L. Le Co7ite.—-p, 83, Descrip- 

 tion of six new species of Unios from Alabama and nf species of U. S. Naiades; 

 / Lea.-~p. 87, Contributions to the Neuropteroh)gy of the U. States ; P, -K. U filer.— 

 p. 8y, List of extinct Vcrtehrata, w^hich have been discovered in the region of the 

 Missouri River, witii remarks on their Geological age ; J, Leldy. — p. 9J, On Colum- 

 bian Guano ; \V. J. Taylor, 



Magitetical and Meteorological Observations, made at Toronto in Canada; pnnted 

 by order of her Majesty's Government, under the superintendence of Major-General 

 Edw^ard Sabine of the Royal Artillery. VoL III. 1846, 1847, 1848, with abstracts 

 of observations to 1865 inclusive. 45G pages 4to. Loudon, 1857. Longman, Brown, 

 fireen &, Longmans. 



Mernoires de rAcademie Royale des Sciences des Lettres, et des Beaux Arts, de 

 Be glqtie. Tome xxx, 1857. Contains, in science, Experimental and Tlieoretical re- 

 searches on the figures of equilibrium of a liquid mass without weight, by J- Pl^' 

 imti.— Problem "des Crepuscules," by Mr. iav</re.— Influence of the lunar changes 

 on the atmospheric pressure. z6?W.— Fundamental notions on several elementary 

 points in Geology, dynamics and transcendental Analysis, hj M. Za7nas!e. Re- 

 Bearches on the development of Lifusoria, by M. J, </'6^cfeA:tf?rt.— Observations on 

 Periodical Phenomena. 



Mernoires (Jouronnes, ibid. — Vols, xxvii, xxviii. Scientific Papers: Development 

 of the Lumbricus terrestris ; if. J^ £ff/ctA'(?m.— Researches on the specific beat of 

 some metals at different temperatures ; E, Bede, — Cause of the sciutilLition of the 



stars ; Montigny. 



kenu — New classification of the setigerous Abranchiate Annelida; J.dUdeknn. 

 New species of Michelaria ; Struil— On the species of Hin.ndo, of the subgenus U- 

 cropis; E. de Selys-Lovgchamp—YiA. xxiii. Oa the Indigenous yarieties of the 

 Fucus resiculo?us; J, Kickx.—kMiixom to the Recapitulation of the hybrids oD- 

 fierved ii) the family of the Anatida (see vol. xii, No. 10, p. f535, 1845); belys- 



Longchennps. 



Eau7i€ I^Vanraise, ou Histoire NatureUe, GeneraU et Parliculitre des Animaux qui ^ 



vivent en France; par CharlksLucien Bonapauth et VicroR MEUMb:E.--A prospec- 

 tus of this great work has just been issued. It is proposed to extend it to 24 vo - | 

 limes, 8vo, with a large number of illustrations, and to publLsh one volume every 

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