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{ Palembolus Jlorigerus) "belonging to the family Nemestrinidae, a Longicorn 
beetle ( Parolamia rudis) belonging to a group not now represented in North 
America, two species of homoptera (. Petrolystrct gigantea and heros), which he 
Tegards as gigantic allies of our common froghoppers, a great locustid ( Lithym - 
netes guttatus), a slender dragon fly ( Dysagrion fredericii ), fossil masses of 
the eggs of a Corydalites, and a supposed panorpid ( Holcorpa maculosa). Mr. 
Scudder also mentions, the discovery by Dr. A. 0. Peale, near the Green 
Diver, of fossil cases of caddis- worms, similar to those of the so-called 
indusial limestone of the Auvergne. The fossil bird of Florissant (see p. 321) 
is described and figured by Dr. J. A. Allen. 
Dr. 0. A. White describes some new species of invertebrate fossils from 
the Laramie group, and discusses the distribution of the fossils in that group, 
which includes the beds between the cretaceous Fox Hills group and the 
tertiary Wahsatch group. Prof. Calvin notices as a new member of the 
Devonian some dark shales discovered below the limestones of that formation 
at Independence in Iowa, and describes five new species of brachiopods 
which he regards as characteristic of this deposit. The last paper is a list of 
the minerals of Nevada by Dr. W. J. Hoffman. 
An unpretending but exceedingly useful little book, the preparation of 
which must have cost its authors an immense amount of labour, is “ The 
Bibliography of North American Invertebrate Palaeontology,”* just issued 
as No. 10 of the “ Miscellaneous Publications ” of the Survey of the Territo- 
ries. It contains a complete list, with references, of all works and papers 
relating to the invertebrate fossils of North America, from the West Indies 
to Greenland ; and the value of the book is enhanced by the brief indications 
of the general nature of the contents of the articles which are generally 
appended to them. This catalogue is divided into two parts, the first 
embracing works published in the United States, the second those which 
have appeared in British America and elsewhere. The former is prepared 
by Dr. 0. A. White, the latter by our countryman, Prof. H. Alleyne 
Nicholson. The best thanks of palaeontologists are due to these gentlemen 
for performing a task so thankless in itself. 
While Dr. Hayden’s operations are carried on under the auspices of the 
Department of the Interior, the United States Secretary of War has his 
own survey, namely the geographical survey west of the one hundredth 
meridian, under the charge of Lieut. G. M. Wheeler, the publications of 
which are almost as voluminous and varied as those of the older staff. The 
last published report of this survey is by Prof. E. D. Cope, on “ The Extinct 
Vertebrata obtained in New Mexico in 1874,' ”t a quarto volume of nearly 
380 pages, illustrated with 83 plates. In this valuable contribution to the 
palaeontology of the western United States, Prof. Cope not only describes 
* “Bibliography of North American Invertebrate Palaeontology; Miscel- 
laneous Publications, No. 10,” by C. A. White, M.D., and H. Alleyne 
Nicholson, M.D., D.Sc. 8vo, Washington, 1878. 
t “Report of the United States Geographical Surveys West of the One 
Hundredth Meridian, in charge of First Lieut. G. M. "Wheeler, under the 
direction of Brig.-Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army,” 
part II., vol. IV., Palaeontology, 4to. Washington, Government Printing 
Office, 1877. 
