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been inserted drawing attention to places specially affected during 

 the last few months. Adjoining this are pictures and photographs 

 of the scenery, buildings, vegetation, and human inhabitants of the 

 ruined islands. A noteworthy contribution to this section is the 

 excellent series of sketches lent by the Eev. W. C Bourchier, K.N. 

 The recent elevation of the Antillean Eidge from great depths is 

 illustrated by specimens of fossil animals and their recent congeners, 

 specially selected for that purpose. Next follow specimens illustrating 

 the volcanic geology of the Lesser Antilles, the dust from this and 

 previous eruptions being, of course, exhibited and explained. We 

 understand that arrangements have been made to acquire further 

 specimens of volcanic ejectamenta from Martinique and St. Vincent. 

 The next section illustrates the fauna and flora of the Lesser Antilles, 

 attention being specially directed to such species as are exceedingly 

 rare (possibly owing to the effects of previous catastrophes) and 

 whose extermination is feared, also to species characteristic of the 

 islands and, as such, mentioned in the accounts of travellers. The 

 portion of the Exhibition having special reference to the Lesser 

 Antilles is concluded by a series of extracts from local newspapers 

 and other notes having reference to present and previous eruptions 

 in that region. The remainder of the Exhibition deals with volcanic 

 phenomena generally : first, by means of a large series of plates and 

 photographs ranging from the sixteenth century to the present year, 

 and representing many of the best known volcanoes of the globe, as 

 well as some of the extinct or possibly dormant volcanoes in various 

 parts of the world ; secondly, by a typical series of volcanic products, 

 carefully labelled for the benefit of the public. Dr. Bather and 

 Mr. Prior are responsible for this exhibition. 



3. Natural Science Kecords. — The Geological Kecord, the 

 Annuaire Geologique, the Annals of British Geology, not to mention 

 less ambitious attempts, having had their day and ceased to be, and 

 the Eecord of Geological Literature added to the Geological Society's 

 Library having entered on a period of aestivation, it may be of service 

 to indicate yet another bibliography, the "Eevue Bibliographique 

 des Sciences naturelles pures et appliquees . . . publiee par 

 J. Chavanon et G. Saint- Yves. . . . Paris, 45, Avenue Ledru- 

 Eollin." 



The Beviie is announced to appear in monthly parts of five or 

 six octavo sheets, at a subscription price of 30 francs for addresses 

 in the Postal Union. 



The programme is far too large to be filled with any success in 

 an annual volume of such restricted size; but by devoting special 

 attention to Agronomic Science the promoters will fill a gap. We 

 cannot say the same for the second feature on which they pride 

 themselves, namely, the indexing all names of new genera and 

 species, or species from new localities, since this is already per- 

 formed by the Zoological Eecord and by the Concilium Biblio- 

 graphicum, Zurich, which two bibliographies supplement each other's 

 inevitable deficiencies. Under each of the main headings — Geology, 

 Mineralogy and Mining, Zoology, Anatomy, and so forth — is given 



