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has reached New Zealand," the March number of the New Zea- 

 land Farmer reporting it from four different farms in one of the 

 districts, as it calls to mind his finding its pupae in the wheat 

 fields of Minorca, Toulon and Naples in the year 1834, as re- 

 ported in this Journal* by Mr. E. C. Herrick to whom specimens 

 of the pupae and insects were sent at the time. I may add that 

 I was led to make the search for the pupae by my friend Mr. 

 Herrick, who had become much interested in its history. It 

 would now be interesting to learn whether the fly reached New 

 Zealand through America or in the opposite direction, j. d. d. 



10. Ihe Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. 

 Part I, Mammalia, by W. T. Blanford, F.R.S. Published under 

 the authority of the Secretary of State for India in council. 250 

 pp. 8vo. London, 1888. (Taylor & Francis.) This is a care- 

 fully prepared systematic treatise on the Mammals of India. The 

 part here published closes with the Insectivora, leaving the Un- 

 gulata, Rodentia, Edentata, Chiroptera, Cetacea, and Sirenia for 

 another part. Several of the species are illustrated by excellent 

 figures. 



11. .Entomology for Beginners, for the use of Young Folks, 

 Fruit Growers, Farmers and Gardeners ; by A. S. Packard, 

 Ph.D. 386 pp. 12mo. New York, 1888. (Henry Holt & Co.) 

 — Prof. Packard's Entomology for Beginners is made very attract- 

 ive, by its copious and beautiful figures illustrating various insects 

 of the several orders, and also their habits, structure, meta- 

 morphosis, nest-making, constructive and destructive work. The 

 work is also a practical one for the young entomologist, giving 

 him directions for collecting, rearing, preserving, dissecting and 

 mounting insects, and also for making microscopic sections of 

 various kinds and lor their preservation. It closes with a long list 

 of works on Entomology and its several departments, besides a full 

 glossary. The style of publication adds to the attractiveness of 

 the volume. 



III. Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence. 



1. America?! Association for the Advancement of Science. — 

 The meeting of this Association opened at Cleveland on the loth 

 of August, under the presidency of Major Powell, Director of 

 the U. S. Geological Survey. The officers elected for the coming 

 year are the following : — President: T. C. Mendenhall. Vice- 

 Presidents : Mathematics and Astronomy, R. S. Woodward ; 

 Physics, H. S. Carhart, of Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Chemistry, Wm. 

 L. Dudley, of Nashville, Tenn. ; Mechanical Science and Engin- 

 eering, A. Beardsley, of Swarthmore, Pa. ; Geology and Geog- 

 raphy, Dr. C. A. White ; Biology, Prof. G. L. Goodale ; An- 

 thropology, G. Mallory, of Washington, D. C; Economic 

 Science and Statistics, C. S. Hill, of Washington. Permanent 



* Yol. xli, 154, 1841. 



