other naturalist. Dr. Stimpson’s 
hells of New England—a revision 
nonymy of the testaceous Mollusks of New England.” 
| Th; . 
Boston and Philadelphia Proceedings and to this Journal. 
‘serving of much praise: numerous portions of our coast have 
lone much good service in working up the synonymy of the 
Several genera whose history he has investigated. 
= has published the following papers : 
iptions of new species of Cyrena and Corbicula,” and “Synon- 
me the Cyclades,” in Proceedings of the Academy Nat. Sciences ; 
Pisia tions of new species of Cyclas and Pisidium,” a “Synonymy of 
sidium,” and “Descriptions of two new species of the genus Batissa, 
With notes on that enus,” in Annals N. Y. Lyceum. ge? 
} and Rangia, in 
roceedings ; “ Monogra the species of Pisidium found 
in the United States of * cath heen illustrated, 1 Boston Journal ; 
the collection of Hugh 
* 
Cu ~ Descriptions of new shells (Cyclades) from 
ogical Proceedi 
: apers, Mr. Prime has increased the number of known 
§Pecies of Cyelades nearly one-half. 
LAND, of New York, first became known to Con- 
ists as an efficient co-laborer with Prof. Adams, in the West 
