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Miscellaneous . 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 
A Synonymic Catalogue of Recent Marine Bryozoa . 
By [Miss] E. C. Jelly. 
Students of the systematic arrangement of the Polyzoa will welcome 
the publication of this exceedingly useful book. The author remarks 
in the preface that in the compilation two chief ideas have been 
kept in view — firstly, to collect as far as possible all the names of 
recent Polyzoa that have been published, and, secondly, “ to reduce 
the synonymy to something like fact.” Even a cursory examina- 
tion of the contents of the Catalogue will give evidence of the, if 
possible, too conscientious care with which the first part of the pro- 
gramme has been carried out. For instance, no less' than eighty- 
seven bibliographical references are given to Scrupocellaria scruposa 
and one hundred and forty to Membranipora pilosa and its varieties. 
Many of the papers referred to may be of interest from an anti- 
quarian point of view ; but, so far as the systematic zoologist is 
concerned, are worthy only of a place in an index expurgatorius. 
We would not be understood to find fault with the compiler of a 
catalogue for aiming at completeness, which is one of the chief 
merits of a work of this description. 
The correct classifying of synonyms requires a practical knowledge 
of the group. This part of the work has been carried out with 
considerable judgment. The genera are arranged in alphabetical 
order, as also are the species included under each genus. The 
specific names are printed in the same type as the generic, to dis- 
tinguish them from the synonyms. A useful, and in this case 
indispensable, bibliographical index, followed by a general index, is 
inserted at the end of the book. 
We regret to have to point out a few faults in this valuable 
work. The synonymy is occasionally incorrect. Farcimia cereus , 
Pourtales (p. 166) is not synonymous with Nellia simplex , Busk. 
The insertion of dates of publication in every case where it was 
possible would have increased the usefulness of the work. 
With regard to the title of the Catalogue, it is not insular preju- 
dice but a careful weighing of the evidence which leads us to adopt 
the name Polyzoa, first applied by Yaughan Thomson, in prefer- 
ence to “ Bryozoa ” (Ehrenberg), chiefly used by continental 
zoologists. The arguments for retention of the former name put 
forward by Mr. Hincks appear to be conclusive. 
But it would be ungracious to be severely critical concerning the 
errors, in view of the immense mass of information brought together 
and arranged with such painstaking labour and judgment. The 
author assuredly deserves the gratitude of all students of Polyzoa. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
On two new Species of Coccidea infesting the Stickleback and 
the Sardine . By P. Th£lohan. 
The Coccidea of fishes have not yet formed the subject of any 
descriptive treatise, and what we know about them is confined to 
the mere mention of their existence 
* Eimer, ‘Ueber die Ei — oder kugelfbrmigen Psorosp. der Wirbelthiere/ 
p. 55 (1870) ; Biitschli, Bronn’s ( Thierreichs Klass. und Ord./ Bd. i., 
Protozoa, p. 584. 
