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the propert}^ of tlie Britisli Mnseiim. In the Zeitsclirift f. d. ges. Orni- 

 thologie, we have an interesting paper by Dr. Blasius on the birds of 

 Celebes, and in the Bulletin of the St. Petersbnrgh Academy, one by 

 Prof. V. Bianchi, on the birds of E. Bokhara. In the Annals, Mr. J. A. 

 Murray describes a new Zygmna from Karachi ; Dr. Giinther gives 

 notes on batrachians from Perak, and Mr. G. A. Bonlenger describes 

 new batrachians from Corea and Malacca, and reptiles from Maskat, 

 Afghanistan, Sumatra, and Borneo. 



Invert ehrata. — The Zoological Society's proceedings contain a paper 

 on earth-worms from the Nilgiris and Shevaroys by Mr. A. G. Bourne, 

 and on a collection, of Echinodermata from the Andamans by Professor 

 F. J. Bell, whilst the conchologist has before him the continuations of 

 Godwin- Austen's ' Land and Freshwater Mollusca of India,' of Sower- 

 by's ' Thesaurus conchyliorum,' of Martini and Chemnitz's ' Systematis- 

 cJies Co7ic}iylien Cabinet,'* and of the great Philadelphian catalogue. 

 In the ' Madras Journal of Literature and Science,' Mr. J. R. Henderson 

 has * Notes on the Madras species of Matuta,' and Mr. H. S. Thomas 

 a paper on the pearl oyster of Mannar. Amongst minor papers, 

 mention may be made of those, by P. Y. Gredler, on the shells of 

 China, and by S. Clessin on the shells of India, Borneo, and Sumatra 

 in Malakozoologische Blatter ; by M. L. Morlet on the shells of Tong- 

 king in the ' Journal de Conchy ologie : ' by Dr. O. F. von Mollendorff 

 on the shells of the Philippines and by Dr. H. Pohlig on the landshells 

 of N. Persia, in the Jahrbiicher of the German Conchological Society, 

 and by Dr. O. Bottger on the Melanidm aud Neritina of China and 

 Japan in the same publication. In the An7ials, Mr. E. A. Smith describes 

 some new shells from Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, and Mr. A. Dendy has 

 a paper ' on the sponge-fauna ' of Madras. In the same Journal, Mr. P. W. 

 Pascoe describes some Asiatic Curculionidm and Mr. C. O. Waterhouse 

 some Erotylidm from Batchian and New Guinea and Lucanidm, Eutelidcd, 

 and Lamiidoe from Perak. In the ' Annates ' of the Entomological 

 Society of Paris, M. Fairmaire describes some coleoptera from the 

 interior of China including Yunnan and Kiang-si, of some interest as 

 containing European forms side by side with special, local and Asiatic 

 forms ; and M. Fleutiaux brings forward others from Annam. In the 

 Journal of tJie Linnean Society, we have a paper on the GolydUdce of 

 Ceylon by Mr. G. Lewis, and one by Mr. J. S. Baly on new species of 

 Oalerucinoe. In the ' Bevue d' Entomologie ', Dr. O. M. Renter continues 

 his studies on Asiatic Ehynchota, and Mr. W. L. Distant in the ^Annals,* 

 describes GicadidoQ from S. India, China, and the Andamans, besides 

 giving a paper on Pentatomidce in the ' Transactions of the Entomological 

 Society' containing a number of new species collected by Mr. E. T. 

 Atkinson in Sikkim. 



