$32 Selected Articles os Scientific Serials. ~ [| Nov., 1880. 
June 29.—Dr. Allen on Bunodont teeth. Dr. Foote on caverns 
near Louray, Va. 
July 27.—Mr. Edw. Potts made some remarks on sponges. 
August 3,—Mr. Potts on larva of flies. Mr. Meehan spoke on 
“sleep of plants.” 
September 7—Dr. Herman Evarts spoke on Infusoria. Dr. 
Foote on a large specimen of Sphene. Mr. Potts on Plumatella. 
September 14.—Dr. Evarts spoke on Infusoria and described 
Freia cerulea, Mr. Meehan on the limit of vegetation in the 
Rocky mountains. Mr. Potts on tubers. Mr. Meehan on nest- 
ing of birds. 
September 21.—Dr. Leidy spoke on organic remains discov- 
ered in Hartman’s cave. Prof. Porter on organic life and vegeta- 
tion. Mr. Meehan on dimorphism in plants. 
The following papers have been presented for publication: 
March 16.—“ Carcinological Notes, No. 1v,” by J. S. Kingsley. 
March 23.—“ On the Gestation and Generative Apparatus of the 
Elephant,” by Dr. H. C. Chapman. “On a new species of Hemi- 
tripterus from Alaska,” by W..N. Lockington. April 13.— 
Description of a new species of Catostomus (C. cypho) from the 
Colorado river,” by W. N. Lockington. May 18.— “On t 
Structure of the Orang-outang,” by Dr. H. C. Chapman. June 
1 —“ Description of a Partula, supposed to be new, from the 
Island of Moorea,” by W. D. Hartmann, M.D. June 8.—“ On 
the development of Lemna minor,’ by Wm. Barbeck. June 15. 
— A bibliographical catalogue of the genus Partula, with obser- 
vations on the species,” by W. D. Hartmann, M.D. August 17. 
—“ Rhizopods in the mosses of the summit of Roan mountain, 
N. C.,” by Jos. Leidy, M.D. 
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SELECTED ARTICLES IN SCIENTIFIC SERIALS. 
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR WISSENSCHAFTLICHE ZOOLOGIE.—July 30. On 
a peculiar formation of the dorsal vessel in some Ephemerid 
larvee, by O. Zimmermann. Contributions to a knowledge of the 
Gephyrea, by J. W. Spengel. 
THE GEOLOGICAL MaGazine.—September. Oceans and Conti- 
nents, by T. M. Reade. The mammoth in Siberia, by H. H. 
- Howorth. : 
JENAISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURWISSENSCHAFT.—August 15. 
_ On the structure of the Ctenophora, by R. Hertwig (an elabo- 
rate histological essay with six plates) On the doctrine of cell 
structure, by C. Frommann. 
ANNALES DES SCIENCES NATURELLES.—June, July. Anatomical 
rèsearches on the Bullidæ, by M. Vayssiére (an elaborate an 
well illustrated treatise on these mollusks). 
