236 Revieus — Catalogue of Type Fossils. 



collection, and much labour and time will thus be saved in making 

 enquiries. 



The Catalogue is prefaced by some general remarks by Professor 

 Hughes, who directs attention to the historical interest of some of 

 the older collections in the Museum. The original cabinet of Dr. 

 Jolm Woodward includes that of the Sicilian naturalist, Agostino 

 Scilla, born in 1639 ; and another collection of the seventeenth 

 century is that of Lister, who opposed the views of Scilla in an 

 article entitled " De Conchitis sive Lapidibus qui quandam simili- 

 tudinem cum conchis marinis habeant." Tliese are not catalogued 

 in the volume before us, which deals only with the collections of 

 the present century. 



Of the principal modern collections an alphabetical list is given 

 in the Introduction. Numerous Upper Carboniferous fossils were 

 obtained from the late Mr. John Aitken. A series of specimens 

 from the Palfeozoic formations of Bohemia was purchased from M. 

 Barrande in 1856. The collection of Mr. J. H. Burrows, purchased 

 in 1872, comprises Mollusca and Brachiopoda from the Carboniferous 

 Limestone of Settle. The De Stefani collection of Italian Pliocene 

 fossils was purchased in 1882; and a fine series of British Pliocene 

 fossils, with others from the Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic, formed 

 by Mr. Montagu Smith, was presented in 1883. Mr. Kinsey Dover 

 presented his cabinet of Triloljites and Graptolites from the Skiddaw 

 Slates in 1890 ; and the Rev, 0. Fisher has long been a generous 

 donor to the Museum in many departments. Other donations are 

 the Forbes-Young collection of Chalk fossils, the Goodman collec- 

 tion of Tertiary fossils, and the Walton collection of British 

 Jurassic fossils. The series of Corals, Trilobites, etc., from the 

 Wenlock Limestone, collected by Captain T. W. Fletcher ; the 

 Cretaceous collection of the Eev. T. Magee ; and the large collection 

 of Mr. John Leckenb}', from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of York- 

 shire, ai'e other important purchases. Many fossils, chiefly Mollusca 

 and Brachiopoda, from the Inferior Oolite of Somerset and Dorset, 

 were purchased from Mr. H. Monk in 1885; and the large and 

 varied collection of the late Mr. H. E. Strickland was bequeathed 

 in 1888. By the purchase of part of Count Miinster's collection in 

 1840, the Museum acquired a large series of Triassic and Jurassic 

 fossils from the Continent ; while the donation of part of Mr. J. 

 Hawkins' collection of Saurians from the Lias in 1856, and the 

 purchase of Dr H. Porter's collection of Saurians from the Oxford 

 Clay of Peterborough in 1S66, made important additions to the 

 series of fossil Vertebrata in the Museum. Local fossils have been 

 obtained by innumerable donations and purchases. 



The genera and species in the Catalogue are arranged in alpha- 

 betical order under their respective classes, and cross-i'eferences 

 are given to the synonyms introduced. The list everywhere bears 

 evidence of most careful preparation, and the tj'pography is well 

 arranged for convenience of reference. When so much labour and 

 care have been bestowed, it may appear ungracious to criticize ; but 

 we must express the opinion that if Mr. Woods had clearly dis- 



