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The animal was distinctly active, and progressed in an 
irregular jerky fashion by means of two long, rigid, threadlike 
pseudopodia, which were occasionally withdrawn suddenly 
in a zigzag fashion (fig. 1). Locomotion recalled that observed 
in species of Euglypha. 
The test was 30 p» long and 23 p» broad. 
It will be noticed that in all localities given above, the 
animals were living in clear water, as distinct from bog-water. 
It seems probable that more extended researches on the 
sediment of lakes and tarns would show that Pautlinella 
chromatophora is much more widely distributed than our 
present knowledge suggests. Investigation on the sediments 
from our Scottish Lochs and Welsh Lakes is much to be 
desired. 
LITERATURE. 
1895. Lauterborn, R., ‘ Protozoenstudien,’ in Zeitschr, f. wiss. Zool., 
Bd. 59. 
1905a. Penard, E., ‘Sur les Sarcodines du Loch Ness,’ in P. R. Soc., 
Bding 2X V. 
1905). ‘Notes sur quelques Sarcodines,’ in Revue Suisse de Zool. 
1910.—Brown, J. M., ‘ Freshwater Rhizopods from the English Lake 
District,’ in Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool., XXX. 
7~O; 
The Journal of the Board of Agriculture, volume 21, part 11, contains 
an illustrated report on ‘ The Manufacture of Charcoal.’ 
In The Journal of the Board of Agriculture for March, Mr. B. B, Osmaston 
has an article on ‘ Larch Killed by Longicorn Beetle’ (Tetropium gabrielt 
var. crawshayt). 
An interesting paper on ‘ The Genesis of Geography,’ by Miss Kate 
Qualtrough appears in The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Soctety, 
volume 30, parts rt and 2, 1914, issued March 1915. 
The Journal of the Derbyshire Archeological and Natural History 
Society, volume 37, is well filled and well produced as usual, under the 
careful editing of C. E. B. Bowles. The publication contains papers on 
‘Megalithic Remains,’ ‘ Stone Circles,’ ‘ Earthworks,’ ‘ Derbyshire Place- 
names,’ and other items of antiquarian interest. Messrs. Jourdain and 
Hayward contribute the ‘ Zoological Record 1914,’ which deals particularly 
with birds and lepidoptera. 
From Dr. R. W. Shufeldt we have received the Blue- Bivd, an American 
publication, which contains an admirable illustration and description of 
what is described as ‘ The Last Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migvatorius) ’ ; 
and in The Auk Dr. Shufeldt gives an elaborate anatomical description 
of the same species, with illustrations. Dr. Shufeldt is certainly to be 
congratulated on the way with which he has preserved all available inform- 
ation relating to this species. 
The Journal of the Northants Natural History Society and Field Club, 
volume 17, is quite up to the standard of this society’s publications. There 
are notes on the natural history and archeology of the county, and Mr. 
Beeby Thompson contributes more of his interesting notes on ‘ Wells and 
Spas.’ Among other subjects dealt with are fresh water shells, meteor- 
ology, valentines, embroidery, earthworks, etc. There are also some 
excellent reproductions of photographs. 
1915 May 1. 
