3858 Notices of New Books. 



' The Annals and Magazine of Natural History J No. 63, dated 



March, 1853. 



The communications to this number are intituled : — 



' Descriptions of some of the larger forms of Fossilized Foraminifera 

 in Scinde ; with Observations on their Structure.' By H. J. Carter, 

 Esq., Assistant Surgeon, Bombay Establishment. 



1 Further Notes on British Zoophytes, with Descriptions of New 

 Species.' By the Rev. Thomas Hincks, B.A. 



' Observations on the genus Schwenkia.' By John Miers, Esq., 

 F.R.S., F.L.S. 



' Observations on Relative Position ; including a new Arrangement 

 of Phanerogamous Plants : — Part II. On the Position of Carpels.' 

 By B. Clarke, F.L.S., &c. 



'Note on the Gryphaea of the bed called Gryphite Grit in the Cottes- 

 wolds.' By John Lycett, Esq. 



' On two new Subgenera of Calanidse.' By John Lubbock, Esq., 

 F.Z.S. 



' On the Germination of the Resting Spores, and on a form ofrMov- 

 ing Spores in Spirogyra.' By Dr. W. Pringsheim. [Translated from 

 the ' Flora' of August 14 and 21, 1852, by Arthur Henfrey.] 



' Revision of the Families of Nudibranch Mollusks, with the De- 

 scription of a new Genus of Phyllidiadae.' By J. E. Gray, Ph.D., 

 F.R.S., V.P.Z.S., &c. 



' Additional Notice of the Genus Tancredia, Lycett, Hettangia, 

 Turquem? By John Lycett, Esq. 



'Rambles in Ceylon.' By Edgar Leopold Layard, Esq. 



Bibliographical Notice: — Mac gilliv ray's 'History of British Birds.' 



Proceedings of Learned Societies : — Professor Owen on the Ana- 

 tomy of the Wart Hog. Mr. E. Newman on some Species of Disti- 

 chocera. 



Miscellaneous : — Notice of a Binocular Microscope ; by J. L. 

 Riddell. On the Genus Bifrontia ; by J. E. Gray, Ph.D. On a New 

 Method of Illuminating Opaque Objects for the high powers of the 

 Microscope; and on a new Achromatic Condenser; by J. L. Riddell. 

 On the Structure of the Cells of Plants. Meteorological Table. 



This number contains 102 pages and 7 plates, and is charged dou- 

 ble the usual price. 



