158 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
cannot grow and thrive, but because the only country from which 
they could have been derived—tropical and sub- -tropical South 
America—could not supply species to suit the soil and climate. 
So it happened in Patagonia—raised from the sea during the lat- 
est geological period, and bounded on ‘the west by a great moun- © 
tain range mainly clothed with an alpine flora requiring the pro- 
tection of snow in winter, and the north by a warm temperate 
to be accounted for, less by any special fitness of the immigrant 
species, than by the fact that the ground is to a great extent un- 
occupied. 
The published list adds two or in to the considerable number 
of species in temperate South America—especially on the eastern 
side—which are ddectivel with temperate North American ss 
G. 
9. Change of the generic name si hig by AL van C. 
Sroxres, M.D. (Communicated.)—In the July number of this 
was preoccupied. As a change is necessary I substitute the wo 
Notosolenus (varos, back; “olny , groove), the eae cies then 
standing Wotosolenus apocamptus ai N. orbiculari 
Trenton, N. J 
Ill. MisceLLANEous ScIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
historie man in Egypt and Syria; by Dr. Dawson. 
(Proceedings of the Victoria Philosophical Institute of London, 
ay, 1884.)—In dealing with his subject, Dr. Dawson remarked 
that, great interest — to eek remains which, in emir 
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that the flint thus to be found irywhers has been, and still is, 
used for the manufacture of flakes, knives and other ine gir 
These, as is well known, were used for many purposes by the 
ancient Egyptians, and in modern times gunflints and strikelights 
an continue to be made. The débris of worked flints found on 
he surface is thus of little value as an indication of any flint-folk 
aieniaing the old wet tigers It would be otherwise if flint imple 
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ments could be found in the older gravels of the country. 
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