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ALLEN, J. A.— Description of Didelphis (Micoureus) canescens sp. nov., from the 
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico.—On Birds from Matto Grosso, Brazil. 
—— Further Notes on Costa Rican Mammals with Description of a New Species 
of Oryzomys. Extrs. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist, Vol. V, 1893. From the 
author. 
ALLEN, J. A. AND CHAPMAN, F. M.—On a Collection of Mammals from the 
Island of Trinidad, with descriptions of New Species. Extr Bull. Am. Mus. 
Nat. Hist., Vol. V, 1893. From the author 
Banos, O.—Description of a New Field-mouse (Arvicola terrenove) from 
Codroy. Extr. Proceeds. Biol. Soc., Washington, July, 1894. From the author. 
Bett, R.—Pre-Paleozoic Decay of Crystalline Rocks north of Lake Huron. 
Extr. Bull. Geol. Soc. Am.. Vol. 5, 1894. From the Society. 
BogrTGER, O.—Eine neue Eidechse aus Südwest Africa. No. 5 Abhandl. und 
Ber. d. Königl. Zool. v. Anthropol. Mus. zu Dresden, 1892, 1893. 
-——H. A. Fen und die Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen der Helices im Ter- 
u rat-Abdruck aus Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozool. 
Gesellschaft, No. 5 u 6, 1894. 
—— Diagnosen eines Geckos und eines Chamelons aus Süd. Madagaskar. Sep- 
arat-Abdruck aus dem Zool. Anz., No. 445, 1894. 
BOULENGER, G. A.—On Remains of an Extinct Gigantic Tortoise from Mada- 
gascar (Testudo grandidieri Vaillant). Extr. Trans. Zool. Soc. London, 1894. 
From the author. 
Brown, A. E.—Species of North American Bears. Extr. Forest and Stream, 
Dec., 1893. From the author. 
Bulletin No. 101, 1894, North Carolina Agric. Exper. Stat. 
Bulletin No. 51, 1894, Massachusetts State Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Catt, R. E.—On the Geographic and Hypsometric distribution of North 
American Viviparidae. Extr. Am. Journ. Sci., Vol. XLVIII, 1894. From the 
author. 
CHAMBERLAIN, T. C. AND LEVERETT, F.—Further Studies of the Drainage 
Features of the Upper Ohio Basin. Extr. Am. Jour. Sci., Vol. XLVII, 1894. 
From the author. : 
CHAPMAN, F. M.— Description of a New Subspecies of Oryzomys from the 
Gulf States. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. V, 1893. From the author. 
Corr, E. D,—New and Little-known Paleozoic and Mesozoic Fishes.——On 
Cyphornis, an extinct genus of birds.—— Extinet Bovidae, Canidae and Felidae 
from the Plistocene of the Plains. Extrs. Journ. A. N. S. Phila., Vol. IX. 
CREDNER, H.—Die Stegocephalen und Saurier aus dem Rothliegende des 
Plauen'schen Grundes bei Dresden. Aus der Zeitschr. d. Deutschen geologisch. 
Gesell. Bd. XXXIII, XLV, und aus der Naturwissensch. Wochenschrift Bd. V, 
Berlin, 1890, From the author. 
Dawson, J. W.—New species of cretaceous Plants from Vancouver Island. 
Extr. Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada Sect. IV, 1893. From the author. 
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