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Analysis of the Dead Sea Water.—The quantity submitted to anal- 
ysis was drawn up by Capt. Lynch himself from a depth.of 185 fath- 
oms. The determination of its constituents was very carefully made 
by Professor Booth, of Philadelphia, assisted by Mr, Alexander Mucklé 
I subjoin the results as already given in Captain Lynch’s Official Re- 
port, submitted February 3, 1849. 
pecific gravity = 1:2274 
Chlorid of calcium, - - : - - 31-075 
Bromine salts, - - - - - 1-374 
Sulphate of lime, : a Se - ‘701 
264-186 
a ok te we ar ee 
1000-000 
ve since been described under other names, and I have elsewhere 
Stated, that Exogyra Boussingaultii is found in Syria, Europe and 
merica, : 
12. Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British 
and Russian : by Joun Cassin. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 
‘rambo & Co._We perceive with great satisfaction that the ornitholo- 
gical illustrations of Mr. Cassin continue to appear as regularly as the 
; We have already No.7 before us. Like the former, 
contains a part of the general synopsis of the birds of North America 
* They were found at this depth a little above ’Ain-elFeshkhah. It is very prob- 
sble, however, that they sta seer ith much nearer the surface. 
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