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credit to the country. It is an admirable presentation book, 
either for young entomologists, or as an attractive serial for the 
drawing-room table. 
Derr Sea Frortpan Poryzoa.* —This elaborate treatment of 
the Polyzoa of the Floridan channel is based on the deep sea 
dredging made by Count Pourtalés of the U. S. Coast Survey. The 
geographical distribution of the forms found at the greatest depths 
in the channel, is of high interest as the assemblage embraced not 
only well known arctic but also antarctic, and even Australian 
species, with those purely tropical. The collection affords, as Dr. 
Smitt states, ‘new confirmation to the geographical theory first 
and most clearly stated by Prof. S. Lovén, that the deep sea fauna 
is a uniform one, connecting the north pole with the south through 
species of animals distinguished by their strong vital force, and, 
therefore, also by their great geological age.” Several cretaceous, 
and a number of tertiary (European, Australian and Californian) 
Species are recorded as now living in the Floridan seas. 
Tue PUBLICATIONS or THE BUFFALO SOCIETY or NATURAL SCI- 
ENCES.t— The fourth and last number of the first volume of the 
“ Bulletin” of this society is a capital one if we consider either the 
number and variety of the papers, the excellence of the illustra- 
tions, or the promptness with which the parts are issued. The 
evinces the interest felt in scientific studies by the citizens. Sev- 
eral entomological papers are contributed by Mr. Grote, the cu- 
rator of articulates and chairman of the publication committee, 
by Mr. Scudder, Mr. H. K. Morrison, Dr. L. F. Harvey, and Dr. 
LeConte ; two paleontological articles are prepared by Mr. R. 
Rathburn and W. H. Pitt. The Contributions to the omei 
and Physical Geography of the Lower Amazons, by Prof. C. F. 
Hartt, is a paper of so much general interest that we a notice 
it at length hereafter. 
List or Norru Americas Noctur Morss.{—Mr. Grote has 
before supplied entomologists with a catalogue of our Sphingide, 
* Floridan n Bryozoa, collected by Count L, F. de Pou rtalés. Described by F. A. Smitt. 
1, 2, with 18 plates (Transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science) 
1872-3.) 4to, pp. 20, 83. Printed in the English language. 
t Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. Y. Vol. i. 8vo,. 
PP. 289, with 11 plates and woodcuts. 1873-4. 
t List of th e Noctuidæ of North America. By Aug. R. Grote, Buffalo, N. Ty , May, 
1874, 8v0, pp. 77, with colored plate. 
