A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF NATURAL SCIENCE.. 
Vol. L, No. 1. 
JUNE 1st. 1891. 
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CONTENTS. 
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Programme . . 1 
A short history of the foraminifera in Italy— Prof. 
G. Cappellini . * 2 
A new Maltese Chelonian 4 
Manganese Nodules ..5 
The subterranean treasures of Italy — Cav. G. 
Jervis, F.G.S.. . 5 
African earthworms 6 
Deep sea exploration in the Mediterranean 6 
Formation of coral-reefs in recent seas . . 7 
Notes on the discovery of a Pleistocene bed at 
Gozo— The Editor . . . 7 
Notes dr News : — The Bryozoa of Northern Italy — 
Apology in the Mediterranean— The Coleoptera 
of Gibraltar &c. &c. .... 12 
Exchange Column 12 
NOTICES. 
The Mediterranean Naturalist is published 
on the 1st oj each month. Annual subscription ds. 
By post 5s. 
Communications for the Editor should be ad- 
dressed to Highland House, St. Julians, Malta. 
NOTE: Among the gentlemen who are going to contri- 
bute articles to our future numbers are the following:— 
Professor G. Capellini, Sena.tore del Regno. Bologna 
II Cav. G. Jervis F.G.S. Director of the Royal Museum, 
M.R.C.S., F.G.S.. B.Sc., &c. 
Turin. 
Dr. Johnstone La vis M.D 
Naples. 
T. Mellard Reade, C E F.G.S., F.R.I.B.A., Liverpool. 
Lt, General Sir Robt. Biddulph K.C.M.G. late High -Com- 
missioner for Cyprus. 
Dr. 55. Hunter M.B., Cairo. 
To Correspondents. 
A ll communications intended for insertion should 
be written on one side of the paper only; and should 
■reach the Editor on or before the 12th of the month. 
Whenever an answer is required through the post , 
a stamped and directed, envelope should, be enclosed. 
Secretaries of Societies are invited to for ward us 
reports of their proceedings ; and Curators of 
Museums will confer a favour by informing us of 
any new and important additions that may be 
vi'.ide to their collection^, 
PROGRAMME- 
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HE principal object, that we have in 
view in thus adding another publi- 
cation to the already long list of periodical 
literature, is to provide naturalists with a 
paper that shall be devoted to the natural 
history of the Mediterranean and of its 
islands and of its shores. 
If we are to judge by the numerous en- 
quiries that are constantly being made for 
such a paper, it would seem that we are 
supplying a long felt want; and therefore 
any further apologies for its appearance 
would be superfluous. 
I he number of those, who are engaged in 
studying the various branches of the natu- 
ral history of the Mediterranean and the 
adjoining districts, is large., and their work 
is of the highest scientific interest and im- 
portance; but hitherto many of the results 
of their labours have been made known 
ortly to a limited few, and this, because 
they have been published either by societies 
whose journals are not accessible to the ma- 
jority of workers, or because they are so 
scattered in the field of scientific literature 
that the regular gleaning of them has been 
rendered a most laborious, if not an imprac- 
ticable task. 
As far as lies in our power, we shall ga- 
ther together such results and report them 
for the benefit of our readers. 
Original articles on Mediterranean geo- 
logy, zoology, and botany will form a pro- 
