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NOTES AND LITERATURE 



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In the Bulletin of the Geological Sociehj of Belgium (1908), 

 Lariche records the presence of a species of Amia in the Ilamp- 

 stead Beds of the Isle of Wight. 



In "Comptes rendns de l'Association Francaise pour l'Avance- 

 ment des Sciences," Congress of Lyons (1906), Lariche de- 

 scribes and figures numerous species from Tertiary rocks near 

 Montpellier. 



The same author describes, in the "Annales de l'l niversite 

 de Lyon" (1908), the vertebrates of the Nummulitiqiie de 

 l'Aude. 



In the Bulletin of the Museum of Natural Histonj. of Paris 

 (1908), Dr. Jacques Pellegrin describes numerous characins 

 from South America. 



In ^La Revue Coloniale" of Paris (1908), Dr. Pelh-rin dis- 

 cusses the fresh water fishes of French Guiana, with their ver- 



In the Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sri- 

 enees (1909), Mr. J. Z. Gilbert publishes an account of certain 

 California flounders, with a figure of an unnamed fossil flounder 

 from Miocene rocks at Lompoc, California. This species belongs 

 to the large-mouthed group, with very strong teeth, but the body 

 cavity is considerably larger than in the related species of the 

 present time. The species will soon be described in detail by 

 Mr. Gilbert. 



In the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 

 Philadelphia (1908), Professor Snyder describes the large 

 ribbon-fish from Monterey Bay, California, under the name of 

 Traehimtcrus seleniris. 



Japanese Chimi n Uhiimchimara pacilica. Dr. Wi 



without exposing for himself, drawing, describing and 

 the brain of some shark." 



In the Popular Science Monthly (October. 1908), 

 W. S. Tower describes ''The Passing of the Stui 

 America, the five species beimr practieally extermina 

 once by murderous fishing methods. The most aggra 



