THE MEDITERRANEAN NATURALIST 
No. 
N A M E 
Remarks 
ROT All DAE. 
35. 
Spirillina vivipara. 
Fhrenberg. 
Fairly common. 
36. 
Eatellina corrugata. 
Williamson. 
Rare. 
37. 
Discorbina globularis. 
( TOrbigny . 
One specimen. 
38. 
Discorbina vilardeboana. 
JOrbigny. 
Not uncommon. 
39. 
Discorbina valvulata. 
JOrbigny. 
Rare and poor. 
40. 
Planorbulina mediterranensis. 
JOrbigny. 
Fairly common. 
41. 
Truncatulina lobatula. 
Walker A Jacob. 
Common. 
42. 
Ilotalia beccarii. 
Lhinc. 
Smalls specimens common. 
XUMMULIXIDAF. 
43. 
Nonionina scaplia. 
Fichte/ & Moll. 
Common. 
44. 
Polystoinella striato punctata. 
Fichtcl A Moll. 
Rare. 
45. 
Polystomella crispa. 
Fichte l A Moll. 
Several specimens. 
46. 
Polystomella macella 
Linne. 
Rare but very typical. 
NEWS OF THE MONTH 
Prof. Crova lately communicated the re- 
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suits of his observations on the diffused 
light of the heavens to the Academy of 
Sciences of Paris. Crova has found that 
the blue colour of the heavens is most in- 
tense during the months of December, Jan- 
uary, March and September, while it is the 
least so during the months of February, 
July, August and November. 
The colour is the most marked in the morn- 
ing, it becomes weaker in the warm hours 
of the day, and stronger towards evening. 
The differences are, according to Crova, due 
to the presence of dust in the atmosphere 
together with infinitesimally small globules 
of water, and also to the presence of a 
small quantity of vapour irregularly dis- 
tributed through the air. 
On the 7th ult. S. M. the King of Italy 
honored the Accademy of the Lincei with 
his presence and distributed the scientific j 
honours of the year. The Natural Science 
honours w ere conferred on Professors Gestro, 
Piccone, Sacco, Tuccirnei and Ricchieri. 
The Deutsche Geologische Gesellscaft 
held their annual convocation from the 9th 
to the 12 th of August last, at Freiburg in 
Saxony. 
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An International Geographical Congress 
assembled at Berlin on the 10th of August, 
and extended its sittings over four days. 
Representatives of all of the principal 
Geographical Societies of Europe and Ame- 
rica were* present. Among the subjects 
that were brought forward for consideration 
were, the elaboration of a map of the world 
on a scale of 1-1,000,000, for the purpose 
of demonstrating how little is really known 
of the countries of Europe; a discussion as 
to the means that should be adopted to 
procure uniformity in the spelling of geo- 
graphical names; and the adoption of an 
universal hour. 
