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77. Pecten madreporarum Petit. Sowerby, Thes. Conch., 

 pi. xiv., f. 68. 



Three living specimens found on coral. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 

 University Honors. — The University of Cambridge on 

 the loth of June last honored itself by conferring the honorary 

 degree of LL.D. upon a number of distinguished men, among 

 whom are Prof. Huxley and Mr. H. C. Sorby. The latter 

 gentleman will be best known to our readers through his researches 

 into the coloring matters of the animal of Planorbis corneus. 



Zoological Stations at Sydney and Aberdeen. — The 

 establishment of these invaluable adjuncts to the study of the 

 biology and embryology of marine animals is being extended to 

 various parts of the world. We see that on the proposition of 

 BaronMiclucho-Maclay the Linnean Society of New South Wales 

 has determined to organize one near Sydney, while in the meantime 

 the munificence of Mr. Wm. Macleay has already provided a 

 temporary one there, pending the complete organization of the 

 permanent station. The British Isles is also to be provided in 

 like manner. The locality selected is on the coast of Aberdeen- 

 shire, and the station is proposed to be worked in connection 

 with the University of Aberdeen. Should any of our readers 

 wish to encourage financially the latter project they may remit to 

 Mr. G. J. Romanes, of i8, Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park, 

 London, N.W., who has undertaken to collect subscriptions for 

 this object. We trust that the institutions we have mentioned 

 may be largely productive of information with respect to the 

 developmental history of the mollusca. 



