104 E. &. Morse—Brachiopoda a division of Annelida. 
like a galley of oars, leaving a peculiar track in the sand. In 
the motion of the sete he noticed the impulse commencing 
from behind and a ha a forward. 
ithin the mantle he found a series of rows of prominent 
lamella in which the blood rapidly circulated, thus confirming 
the correctness of Vogt’s observations. These lamelle were 
contractile, however. 
The e peduncle was hollow, and tne pee could be seen cours- 
1. 
ing back and forth in its channe t was distinctly and rogn: 
larly constricted or ay and pres ccriod a remarkably worm 
e appearance. [ ers of circular atid longitudinal 
at full length. It was contractile also, and would quickly jerk 
the 
itis. pos oui become e const and then a deep ae 
aes 
aaa SSicadtae of Brachiopods a long time previous to his ob- 
servations on Lingula 
He then concluded by stating that the Brachiopods, with the 
Polyzoa, should be removed from the Mollusca, and placed with 
the Articulates among the Annelids. That the Brachiopods 
came near the tubiculous worms, though dia were much more 
highly cephalized. That they exhibit certain crustacean char- 
acters, but were widel iy removed from the Mollusca unless a re- 
lation could be traced through the homologues of the Pojyzoa 
to that aberrant group.the Tunicates, as pointed out by All 
man. He believed the Brachiopods to be a comprehensive 
type, exhibiting general articulate features, and forming an- 
other example ‘of those groups belonging to the last that ex- 
hibit the characters of two or more classes combined. 
It was interesting in this connection to remark that Lingula, 
one of the earliest forms created, had yet remained the same 
through all ages of the earth’s histo tory. 
A New Comet.—WisnkcKE discovered a new Saget — 
at Carlsruhe on the night of the 29-30 of May. The position ob- 
tained by him for May 30, is as follows: M. T. at C. 14° 1384 il 
R. A. 0° 50™ 9-558. Decl. +28° 52! 18”. Vogel found 8 the 8: 
comet at the Leipsic observatory, M. T. at Leipsic 13" 2” 285%, 
R. A. 07 50" 409°. Decl. +28°53' 17°45. We would call the atten- 
tion of American astronomers to the prizes for the discovery ° 
comets offered by the Austrian Asademy. (See this Jour., vol 
). 
