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la passing rapidly over the pages, we notice that Eozoon Canadense 

 still holds its place among Foraminifera ; the researches of Dr. 

 Mobius not having reached the author in time to become available for 

 incorporation. Sufficient, however, is said concerning MM. Carter's, 

 and King's, and Rowney's investigations, to render its organic nature 

 at least doubtful. 



Under Mollusca (vol. ii. p. 14) a curious error is retained from the 

 first edition — viz. that " the small cowries, of which Cyprcea Europwa 

 is the type, are not known as occurring in the fossil condition." 



There are thirteen species of Cyprcea given in Morris's catalogue, 

 including Cyprcea Europcea from the Suffolk Crag. 



The Coniferous trunk (vol. ii. p. 448, fig. 701), from the Lower 

 Devonian, Gaspe, Canada, named by Dawson Prototaxites Logani, 

 and referred by him to the Taxinece ; was shown by Mr. Carruthers 

 (in 1872) to be only a Cellular Cryptogam, and was renamed by him 

 as Nematophycus Logani, Carr. (Monthly Microscopical Journ., 

 vol. viii. Oct. 1872, pp. 160-172, pi. 31 and 32 ; see also Geol. 

 Mag. 1873, Vol. X. p. 462). 



Like every large text-book, however, it is easy enough to take 

 exception to special points in the work, and whilst regretting the 

 year's delay which has occurred in its issue (see Preface), which 

 makes it seem, in parts, perhaps, a little in need of more rigid 

 posting up, it is certainly the best book of its kind for the use of 

 students, and for the general reader, which we possess. In saying 

 this, it is well to recall the fact that " Owen's Palaeontology " 

 (A. & C. Black) appeared as early as 1860, and the 2nd edition in 

 1861 ; and although now rather out of date, we are indebted to 

 Professor Owen, and to the late Dr. S. P. Woodward (author of the 

 Invertebrate portion of the work), for the first issue of a Manual 

 specially devoted to Paleontology in this country ; a work which 

 may (to use Prof. Owen's own term) perhaps have served as the 

 " Archetype " to the author of the present work. 



We trust that Nicholson's Manual of Palasontology will have the 

 success it merits, and shall look forward with confidence to succeed- 

 ing editions still more complete than even the present volumes. 



EBPOBTS J^J^TJD PEOCEEDIl?ra-S. 



I. — Chester Society of Natural Science. — Annual Conversa- 

 zione. — The Annual gathering of this flourishing provincial Society 

 took place on Thursday, 2nd October, 1879, under the presidency of 

 Prof. T. McKenny Hughes, M.A., F.G.S. On this occasion the 

 " Kingsley Memorial Medal," established in memory of the 

 Society's first President, Canon Kingsley, was awarded to Sir 

 Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, Bart., M.P., F.R.S., etc., for 

 " having contributed materially to the promotion and advancement 

 of natural science." In presenting the Medal, Prof. Hughes referred 

 to the splendid work which Sir Philip Grey-Egerton had achieved in 

 his researches on Fossil Fishes, in which branch of study he was now 

 universally recognized as the foremost man among all his contem- 



