338 The American Naturalist. [ April, 
refuse them a place among Echinoderms, and botanists deny their being 
calcareous alge. On the same plate are figured two fine Echinoderms 
from Cirin. They are described by M. P. de Loriol. (Arch. Mus, 
Whist. nat., Lyon, T. 16, 1895). 
A new fossil fish reported by Mr. R. Storms from the bruxellien sand- 
stone is remarkable for its size. It is referred to the genus Cybium 
with the specific name proostii. Its mandible measures 34 centimeters. 
If its proportions correspond with the modern C. regale, its total length 
must have been not less than 2.55 m., or double that of C. bleekerii, 
found in the same formation. (Bull. Soc. Belge de Geol., T. IX, 
[1895] 1897). 
Cenozoic.—Nine new species and varteties of Ostracoda from the 
Pliocene beds near Berkeley, California, are described and figured by 
Mr. Frederick Chapman. The specimens are such as inhabit fresh 
water at the present day, with the exception of one, a Cypripopsis, 
which is as often found in brackish water. They are all comprised in the 
family of the Cypridæ. It is suggested by Dr. Merriam that the Ostra- 
coda may be of use in determining horizons of the Berkeley Pliocene 
beds. (Bull. Dept. Geol., Univ. Calif., Vol. 2, 1896). 
An interesting bone breccia was discovered some months ago in the 
neighborhood of the Wombeyan caves, New South Wales, by Mr. R. 
Broom. The deposit is old, and contains a few new forms, 5 of which 
are described in the Proceeds. Linn. Soc., N.S. W. According to the 
author this 1895-96 collection from this deposit gives a fair idea of the 
smaller animals living in later Tertiary times. One of the important 
discoveries was that of Dromicia nana, represented by a number of both 
lower and upper jaws. This find establishes Thomas’ theory that 
Dromicia existed formerly in Eastern Australia. Mr. Broom considers 
it probable D. nana still survives in the district of the Wombeyan 
caves. (Proceeds. Linn. Soc., N. S. W., 1896). 
The fossil bones of several species of monkeys found in the caves of 
Brazil by Lund have been recently described by M. H. Winge. With 
one exception the species are still existing, and are found in the same 
localities to-day. The one extinct species, to which M. Winge gives the 
name Eriodes protopithecus, is represented by several detached bones, 
which cannot be referred to one individual, but which, without doubt, 
can be referred to the same species. The new form resembles E. arach- 
noides, having the same long, slender limbs, but shorter fingers, and 
the measurements show that it must have been a very much larger 
animal than its living relative. (E. Museo Lundii, Kjobenhavn, 
1895-96). 
