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Medusae and Polyzoan polypes, which were before but little known ; 

 as well as of some of the Annelidan, Molluscan and Crustacean classes. 

 Six species of Zoophyta (including a beautiful new madrepore), six 

 of Medusae, one of Crustacea, and one of Annelida, are described as 

 new ; and several of them are figured. 



( The Annals and Magazine of Natural History] No. 70, dated 

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This number contains the following papers : — 



' On some new Species of Trigonia from the Inferior Oolite of the 

 Cotteswolds, with preliminary Remarks upon that Genus.' By John 

 Lycett, Esq. 



' Note on the Artesian Well at Colchester ; and Remarks on some 

 of the Microscopic Fossils from the Colchester Chalk.' By John 

 Brown, Esq., F.G.S. 



' On the Mechanism of Aquatic Respiration, and on the Structure 

 of the Organs of Breathing in Invertebrate Animals.' By Thomas 

 Williams, M.D. Lond. 



' Notes on the Ornithology of Ceylon, collected during an Eight 

 Years' Residence in the Island.' By Edgar Leopold Layard, Esq. 



6 Remarks on the Lias at Fretherne near Newnham, and Purton near 

 Sharpness, with an account of some new Foraminifera discovered 

 there: and on certain Pleistocene Deposits in the Vale of Gloucester.' 

 By the Rev. P. B. Brodie, M.A., F.G.S. 



Proceedings of Societies : — Zoological — Royal. 



Miscellaneous : — On the Monstrosity of a Rose ; by J. T. Arlidge, 

 A.B. On the Change of Colour in a Chamaeleon (Cliamceleo vulgaris) ; 

 by H. N. Turner, jun. Notes on a new Species of Artamus ; by Dr. 

 Nicholson. The second and third of these are extracted from the 

 1 Proceedings of the Zoological Society' for 1851 ! 



i Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.' 1 Vol. XXI. 

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Part I. comprises 84 pages of text and 8 plates, in 4to. ; and con- 

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1 On the Genus Atamisquea, belonging to the Family of the Cappa- 

 ridaceae.' By John Miers, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. 



