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as it oul ret cuelly é. 
n examining a Quaternary fresh-water shell-marl from St. 
Helena Island, off the coast of South oer have found a 
species existing either on the Continent or in ae West Indies. 
This is Mr. Tryon’s ib as well as this, that the species of the 
associated genera mentioned are several of them both West 
t is interesting, therefore, to find along with the Gundlachia, 
a species (Pupa mis ray da hewadon) described b Adams 
from Jamaica, and no et identified on the Continent: -Itw 
in this shell-marl ae ies the entire skeleton of a Manbdie 
was found, about fifteen years ago, by Capt. Cc: sie si of 
the U.S. Coust Survey. 
IV. MisceLLANEOuUS ScrenTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
. Minor Planets.—Since the list of minor planets in volume 
xvii was published, there have been added thirteen to the number. 
210 we discovered by aa Nov. 12, 1879 
211 Isol Dec. 11, 1879 
peruyt vad era Feb. 6, 1880 
213 Lila, ¥ Peters, Feb. 17, 1880 
214 Aschera, : Pali Mar. 1, 1880 
215 Oenon " norre, Apr. 7, 1880 
2tO. Jie uf Palisa, Apr. 10, 1880 
Ppa eee i. Coggia, Aug. 30, 1880 
y 0. Siren ae . Palisa, Sept 1880 
OG cole : Palisa, Sept. 30, 1880 
20 2 oe i Palisa, Feb. 23, 1881 
iy See Sar ae : Palisa, Jan. 18, 1882 
BAD ohn Bia Feb. 2 
The following names have been given t planets previously 
discovered: (204) Kallisto; (205) datas: (207) Hedda; (208) 
Lucrimosa. 
Hailstorms. — A letter to the editors from Mr. FASB. 
Ottver (Atheneum, Glasgow, Scotland), ray one he is prepar- 
: & memoir for the eteorological Societ ailstorms.” 
asks any Palate, who have opportunities or observing hail- 
stor tms, to furnish him with ph ta of them. The points to 
be partinlarly par earee are as foll 
mas - Dote, and hour of the day. 2. Area of the storm, if it assume t the 
ae Ae (2) length h of the course, (6) adth, (c) direction of poi ( o rate of 
ical features 0 vation, i 
storm, i ) 
6. Barometrical readings freque eutly taken during time of hailsto 
Wind, (a) pilose near the earth’s surface, (b) direction in the higher regions 
