4 
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Miscellaneous Intelligence. 239 
Mr. Carpenter adds “it is a pity that we have no later aise 
of the “ Australian Encrinite,” a stem six inches long, which w 
obtained by Poore (Ann. Mag. Nat. swt Xs 486, 1862), at ri 
depth of 8 fathoms in King George’s Sou 
ad Selections cA Eimbryological Winctrdele. compiled by 
A. Acassiz, WaLTer Faxon and E. L. Mark. I. Crustacea, by 
Faxon, with 14 pt Memoirs of the Museum of Comp. 
Zool., vol. No. o.—This 
series of publications hailet will constitute a most generous con- 
tribution to American science by the Museum of Comparative 
The fourteen crowded but admirably engraved plates 
contain full illustrations of the e mbryological development of vari- 
ous species of Crustacea, Limulids and Pyecnogonids, derived 
St. George, ay Reiche nbach, i Ra thke, Auten Donat Ay. 
Nordmann, C. Grobbe ny P: P. O. Ho ek, C. ‘Dar win, T. H. Huxley, 
C. Spence Bate, Ji Batraiide, G. Hodge, W. K. Brooks and A. S. 
Packard, Jr. 
Transactions of the Linnean Society of New York. Vol. I. 16 8 pp. large 
not the Fish-Crow (Cervus os sp ero Wilson) a winter as well as a summer resi- 
dent at the northern ya it of its range? by Wm. DutcHeR; A review of the 
summer birds of a part of ee Oa tskill moneini, with ny remarks on the 
Faunal and Floral soba of the region, by K. P. BICKNE 
IV. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
tin $0e 5. anuary, 1883; by Swiss Hinson .—The great cold 
spell from the loth 4 to the 23d ha n of so extraordinary 
character that possibly the following table, giving the ra- 
re of the air as registered by the standard thermometer at the 
Central Station e of interest. The minus sign — indicates 
degrees below zero, Fahrenhei 
January. Friday 19. Sat. 20. Sun. 21. Mon. 22. Tues. 238. Wed. 24. 
2 a. M. 21 —12 —24 —20 —18 0 
21 —11 —25 —21 —18 1 
6A4.M 5 —12 —22 —22 —18 0 
M — 8 —12 —18 —22 —19 0 
10 A. M — 9 —13 —13 —15 —17 5 
Noon —9 —13 —10 —19 —I11 12 
2P.M — 8 —12 -9 — 8 — 6 16 
4 P.M — 8 —12 —10 — 17 — 6 15 
6 P. M —10 —14 —14 —10 — 6 14 
: i . —12 —18 —16 —13 —4 10 
—13 —20 —18 —14 — 2 
Miduight nig 8 9 —15 0 5 
