38 Mamni. 
MAMMALIA. 
385. Turner, Sir W. On the Occurrence of the Bottle-nosed or Beaked 
Whale ( Hyperoodon rostratus) in the Scottish Seas, with Observations 
on its External Characters. P. Phys. Soc. Edinb. ix, pp. 25-47. 
A list of the recorded occurrences of this Whale on Britisli coasts, 
remarks on its external anatomy and dentition, and a reproduction of a 
photograph of the specimen examined by Prof. Turner. 
386. Viti, A. II nervo depressore nell’ uomo e negli altri Mammiferi 
ricerche di morphologia comparata. Atti Soc. Tosc. vi, pp. 151-248, 
tav. xii-xviii. 
The origin and distribution of the depressor branch of the vagus is 
described and figured in several of the more important Mammalian 
types. 
387. Waldeyer, W. Beitriige zur normalen und vergleichenden 
Anatomie des Pharynx, mit besonderer Beziehung auf den Schling- 
weg. SB. Ak. Berlin, 1886, pp. 233-250. 
Account of the pharynx and larynx in a considerable number of 
Mammals. 
388. Walkokiego, A. Przyczynek do fauui Teryologicznej Kraju 
Sminthus. Pamietnika Fizyjo-graficznego, iv (1884), pp. 272-292, 
tab. iv. 
389. ; . Supplement a l’histoire des animaux rongeurs de la Pologne. 
Arch. slav. Biol, i, pp. 228 & 229. 
Translation of No. 388. Note on the occurrence of Sminthus subtilis in 
Poland, with description of its external characters and anatomy. 
;J90. Weber, M. Studien uber Saugethiere. I. Beitriige zur Anatomie 
von Hippopotamus amphibius. n. Ein Beitrag zur Frage nach dem 
Urspruug der Cetaceen. Jena : 1886, 8vo, pp. 1-252, mit 4 taf. 
i contains an account of the histology of the skin, and also the history 
of a blood- coloured exudation frequently seen on the skin of the young 
Hippopotamus ; this exudation is not connected with the blood as was 
supposed, but is of a glandular nature, n contains a full account of the 
anatomy of Whales as compared with other Mammals. The author 
adopts (p. 25) Flower’s classification. He concludes (p. 244) that Cetacea 
are derived from some such form as Zeugloclon, more nearly allied to the 
Pinnipedia than to the Ungulates, although having affinities to each. 
391. Wells, J. W. Exploring and Travelling Three Thousand Miles 
through Brazil. Yols. I & n. London : 1886, 8vo. 
Some notes on the Mammalian fauna of Brazil. Yol. i, p. 225 ; vol. n, 
pp. 133, 140, & 165. 
392. Westhoff, — . Der Fledermausfang im Harixbecker Felsen — 
brunnen am 16 M/irz, 1886. JB. westf. Yer. 1885, pp. 40-43. 
Account of an expedition in search of hibernating Bats, of which a 
large number, belonging to six species, were found. 
