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Seb. Wisse et Garcia Moreno, 417. 



BURGKn 416. — Exploration of the Volcano Rucu-Pichincha, (Quito;) by MM. 



-Count Keyserling's Geology of the 

 Northeastern Extremity of Russia in Europe, by Sir R. I. Murchison, 419. — 

 On the Fossil Vegetation of Anthracite Coal, 420. 



Botany and Zoology. — Description of a supposed new species of Columba, inhab- 

 iting Mexico, by George A. M'Call : Basilosaurus, by Prof. J. Muller, 421 . 

 On the History of the Dodo and other allied species of Birds, by H. E. Strick- 

 land, 422. — Ehrenberg on the Sirocco-dust that fell at Genoa on the 16th May, 

 K346 : A fact respecting the Habits of Notonecta glauca, by Prof. Forrest 

 Shepherd, 423. — On the Diatomaeeous Vegetation of the Antarctic Ocean, by 

 Dr. J. Hooker: Analogy between the Fossil Flora of the European Miocene 

 and the living Flora of America, by Prof. Agassiz, 424. 



Astronomy. — The New Planet Iris, 425. — Comet of May 7, 1847 : Comet of July 

 4, 1847: New Comet, Aug. 11, 1847 : New Comet, Oct. 1, 1847: The New 

 Telescope at Cambridge, 426. 



Miscellaneous Intelligence. — Eighth Annual Meeting of the Association of Ameri- 

 can Geologists and Naturalists, 427. — Iowa Meteorite: Supernumerary Rain- 

 bows, by John Brocklesby, 429. — On some Recent and Remarkable Exam- 

 ples of the Protection afforded by Metallic Conductors against Heavy Strokes 

 of Lightning, by Sir W. S. Harris, 430. — On the Colored Glass employed in 

 Glazing the new Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, by R. 

 Hunt, 431 — On the Application of Gutta Percha for Modeling, bv Mr. Busk, 

 432. — Report on Atmospheric Waves, by W. R. Birt,433. — On the height of 

 Auroral Arches, by Prof. T. Chevallier, 436. — On the Resources of Irish Sea 

 Fisheries, by Mr. R. Valpy, 437. — Smithsonian Institution, 438. — Prospectus of 

 the Publication of a New Series of the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sci- 

 ences of Philadelphia: On the Discovery of Gun-Cotton, by Prof. Schcenbein, 

 440. — Microscopic Examination of Gun-Cotton, by Dr Bacon: On the Produc- 

 tion of Vanilla in Europe, 445. — Phosphorescent Fungus : Effects of Datura san- 

 guinea, 446. — The Condor of the Cordillera, 447. — Fossil Footprints, by James 

 Dean e, 448. — The Geological Society of France : American Science in Tur- 

 key: Prof. Agassiz: Large Crystal of Columbite, 449. 



Bibliography. — The London Geological Journal and Record of Discoveries in 

 British and Foreign Palaeontology, 450. — Darlington's Agricultural Botany, 451. 

 - — Foraminiferes fossiles du bassin teniaire de Vienne, decrits par Alcide dOr- 

 bigny, 452. — Lexicon Scientiarum — a Dictionary of Terms used in the various 

 branches of Anatomy, Astronomy, Botany, Geology, Geometry, Hygiene, Min- 

 eralogy, Natural Philosophy, Physiology, Zoology, &c, by Prof. Henry Mc- 

 Murtrie, M.D., 454. — Outlines of the Course of Qualitative Analysis followed 

 in the Giessen Laboratory, by Henry Will, Ph. D., with a preface by Ba- 

 ron Li e big, 455. 



List of Works, 455. 



