THE MEDITERRANEAN NATURALIST ' 
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CONTENTS. 
1. AN AFTERNOON AT COMINO. 
2. RECOLLECTIONS OF CITTA VECCHIA. 
8. A ROAM THROUGH EMTAHLEB. 
4. MALTA’S FOLK-LORE. 
5. ANCIENT LIFE IN MALTA. 
6. THE STALACTITE GAVE, AND CALYPSO’S GROTTO. 
7. A TRIP TO GOZO, 
8. THE BUILDING OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS. 
9. A RAMBLE TO THE GIANT’S TOWER, GOZO. 
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A Monthly Journal of Natural Science. Subscription 5/- per annum. 
Contents* January . 
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Contents-February. 
Page 
I Remarks upon the Relationship of the Molluscan 
Fauna of the Red Sea and Mediterranean— Edgar 
' A. Smith, F.Z.S. 109 
2 The Geological Photographs Committee of the 
British Association and its work. Ill 
3 Notes on Ant’s— Nest Beetles at Gibraltar and 
Tangier-J. J. Walker, R.N., F.E.S. 112 
4 The Latest Theory of Volcanoes. 113 
5 Cyprus— Lt. Gen. Sir R. Biddulph, G.C.M.G., G.B. 114 
6 The Samos Fossil Mammals. 116 
7 Occurrence of “Chrysophrys” in the Malta Miocene. 118 
8 Observations on the Geology of the Maltese Islands 
by J H. Cooke. 118 
9 Notes and News :— Learned societies France— “Ste- 
reodon Melitensis”— Expedition of the Vittor Pisani 
—Earthquakes in February—! destruction of the 
Mosquito— Fossil leviathans— Origin of the Canary 
— The Mediterranean as a tideless sea— Maltese 
Mammalian Fauna— “Rassfegna delle Science Gco- 
logiche in Italia” etc. etc. - 122 
10 Discovery of the remains of a fossil whale nearCitta 
V ecchia. 124 
1 The Botany and Geology of Egypt— Rev. Prof: 
Henslow, M.A., F.G.S., F.L.S. 125- 
2 The “Fungus Melitensis- -A. Caruana Gatto, B.A. 127 
3 Observations on the Geology of the Maltese Islands— 
John H. Cooke 129 
4 Mediterranean I.epidoptera. Phillip de la Garde R.N. 133 
5 Theories of Mountain Formation— T. Mellard Reade, 
C.E., F.G.S., F,R.I.B.A. 135 
6 Science Gossip :— Annals of British Geology— Endu- 
rance of the camel— Rain-making— New Maltese 
Echinoderms— Distribution of bee-hives— Vesu- 
vius again active— Geographical Society for 
Liverpool — The Golden Plover in Malta — Mani- 
pulation of the Microscope — A curious applica- 
tion of zoological facts -The olive in Malta &.C, 138 
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