REPTILIA* 
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Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wiillerstorf-Urbairi Zoo** 
logisclier Theil. Bcptilien. Wien 1867* 4to, pp. 98, with 
3 plates. Amphibien. Wien, 1867. 4to, pp. 70, with 5 
plates. [Voyage of the Austrian Frigate ^Novara ^ round 
the globe during the years 1857-69, under the command of 
Commodore B. von W.-U. Zoological part. Beptilesj 
Amphibians.] 
In the two parts mentioned the author has not limited him- 
self to an account of the booty brought together by the natu- 
ralists of the voyage of the ' Novara/ but, receiving into the list 
species collected by Dr. Stolicka in the Himalayas, by Natterer 
in the Brazils, by Ida Pfeiffer in. various parts of the globe, 
donations by the author, in short, apparently the greater part of 
the species contained in the Vienna collections, he has aug- 
mented his contribution to nearly 300 species of Reptiles and 
about 100 Batrachians. No completeness is aimed at, either of 
a particular group, or of a fauna ; no observations on the life of 
the animals collected, no remarks on the reptilian character of 
the countries visited enliven the dry systematic enumeration of 
the species. The novelties or real additions to our knowledge 
of Reptiles are very moderate in number ; and about one-fifth 
of the genera or species supposed by the author to be new 
have already proved to be described forms, and many others 
have not yet been critically examined. The greater part of 
the Reptiles are mentioned by name only, the synonymy being 
added to each species ; whilst for tlie Batrachians detailed de- 
scriptions have been furnished, the greater part of the synonymy 
being omitted. 
Herpetologists may congratulate themselves that the final de- 
scription of this part of the ^ Novara^ voyage has been en- 
trusted to a more conscientious worker than the gentleman 
appears to be who prepared the preliminary list of the ‘ Novara^ 
Ausbeute.^^ When we compare the latter with the determi- 
nations of the present work we cannot help noticing the dis- 
interestedness of Dr. Steindachner, who has adopted names 
given by his predecessor, if they happened to be serviceable, 
although the species were actually introduced into science by 
himself. 
C. Papers pmblished in Journals^ 
Beudome, ll. H. Descriptions and figures of five hew Snakes 
frotn the Madras Presidency. Madras Quart. Journ. Med. 
Sc. 1867, pp. 14-16, with 2 plates. 
This is another important addition to the family Uropeltidtn,. 
In a note appended to the paper he makes a number of correc- 
tions of his former publications, chiefly taken from the Recorder’s 
* Reptiles of British India.^ If the author thinks that names 
given by Mr. Jerdon should supersede those given by the Re- 
