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mon Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), which is of an immaculate white, with a 
_ pinkish skin and bright red eyes. There is not a spot or shade of any 
color except the white, and no trace of any markings whatever. This 
ima 
serious injury was inflicted, and it is now kept in a cage, and is a very 
lively as well as remarkable and interesting pet.—D. DARWIN HUGHES, 
Marshall, Mich. 
3 ARGONAUT AND VITALITY OF SNAILS Ea@Gas.—Mr. John Ford en- 
deavored to show the discrepancies in regard to the mode of generation 
weris uli 
hemastoma, with the eggs and young shell, mg remarked that ‘‘the speci- 
mens belong to Dr. Samuel Lewis,a member of the section.” The shell 
and eggs were received about three years mo from Barbadoes. <A few 
months ago, on examining his cabinet, the doctor foiri that two of 
the shells had hatched. It is quite curious to speculate upon the circum- 
stances which have occurred to develop these young shells. The tenacity 
of the eggs of Limar Columbianus, wags had hatched after being con- 
fined in his cabinet at least three years. — ad ha s the Conchological 
Section of the Academy K Natural Sciences, Philadelp 
Y SILK -WEED POLLEN. pae I hand you a 
with their articulate stems, that can be seen by the naked eye. I presume 
its death was caused by starvation alone, its entanglement causing all its 
efforts to be directed to freeing itself, but without avail. I presume I 
pulled off one-half of the disks that were upon it at first, before I thought 
of saving it for microscopic examination. Mr. Langstroth speaks of 
bees becoming eae in the silk-weed blossoms. This may be a case, 
Bic 
bees tretguoniding the flowers. They are figured and fully described in the 
Naruraist, Vol. I, p. 105, and the “Guide to the Study of Insects,” 
p. 165. We have never before heard of an insect actually loosing its life 
from this cause, and the case is a very interesting one.— Eps. ] 
Luminous Larv=.—On p. 432 of the at fig. 4, is figured a 
luminous larva, atio is not referred to any genus and species. I suppose 
it is the larva of one of the species of poise | Cillateride), of which I 
d bed two or three, and figured one, in the Proceedings of the Ento- 
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