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NOTICES OF SERIALS. 
rous wood from Prince Edward’s Island—p. 62-64. (Dudley) Description of 
a-species of Crane found in Wisconsin, Grus hoyianus, n. sp_p. 64. (Evans 
and Shumard) New fossil species from the cretaceous formation of Sage Creek ; 
also from the fresh water formation of Nebraska—p. 163, 164, 165. (Foulke) 
Criticism of Hugh Miller’s Lecture, the Two Records, etc_p. 69,70. (Genth) 
Herrerite identical with Smithsonite—p. 232-236. (Same) Analysis of meteoric 
iron of Tuczon—p. 317. (Gibbons) Four new species of viviparous fishes from 
Sacramento river, and bay of San Francisco—p. 105, 106. (Same) Twelve new 
species of viviparous marine and fresh water fishes from California—p. 122-126. 
(Gilman) Habits of the Moose—p. 342-346. (Girard) Limnadella , n. g. of En- 
tomostraca—p. 3, 4. (Same) Salmo gloverii , n. sp., from the N.E. of U. S.—p. 
85, 86. (Same) List of N. American Bufonidse, with diagnoses of new species 
—p. 86-89. (Leidy) Harlanus of Owen referable to Bison latifrons—p. 89, 90. 
(Same) On fossils from S. Carolina and Nebraska—p. 90, 91. (Same) New 
fishes collected by Dr. Heermann, Naturalist to the Pacific Railroad Survey— 
p. 129-140. New species, 30 ; new genera, Aspicottus, Leptocottus, Scorpaen- 
ichthys, Ophiodon, Atherinopsis, Pogonichthys, Lavinia, Platichthys, Pleuron- 
ichthys, Parophrys, Psettichthys. (Same) Marine fishes from San Francisco 
—p. 141, 142. New g. Porichthys. (Same) Fishes from the Pacific coast, 
collected by Lieut. Trowbridge—p. 142-156. New genera, Heterostichus, 
Apodichthys, Phanerodon. (Same) Characters of some Cartilaginous fishes of 
the Pacific coast of N. America—p. 196, 197. (Same) Abstract of a Report on 
the fishes collected during the U. S. Nautical Astronomical Expedition to Chili 
—p. 197-199. New genera, Percichthys, Percilia, Basilichthys, Heterognathus, 
Nematogenys, Cheirodon. (Same) Abstract of a Report on the Reptiles, etc. 
—p. 226, 227. (Same) On the viviparous fishes of the Pacific coast—p. 318- 
328. (Hallowell) Descriptions of new reptiles from California—p. 91-97. New 
genera, Dipsosaurus, Urosaurus. (Same) Microphis quinquelineatus , a new ser¬ 
pent from Honduras—p. 97. (Same) On the geographical distribution of 
Reptiles ; with descriptions of new species—p. 98-105. Brachycranion , new 
genus of Viperidae from Western Africa. (Same) Descriptions of new Reptiles 
from Guinea—p. 192-194. (Heermann) Additions to the Ornithology of N. 
America—p. 177-180. (Henry) Notes on the birds of New Mexico—p. 306- 
317. (Jones) Abstract of experiments on the physical influences exerted by 
living organic and inorganic membranes on chemical substances passing through 
them by Endosmosis—p. 204-209. (King) On the ancient alluvium of the 
Ohio river and its tributaries—p. 4-8. (Same) Fossil trees in the coal rocks 
near Greensburg, and fossil fruit in those of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania—p. 64, 
65. (Lea) Rectification of Conrad’s Synopsis of the family of Najades of N. 
America (in Proc. for February, 1853)—p. 236-249. (Same) Description of a 
new Mollusk, Cyprinocardia leidyi , from the Red Sandstone near Pottsville, 
Pennsylvania; with a plate—p. 340-342. (Leconte) Notice of American animals 
formerly known, but now forgotten or lost—p. 16-20. (Same) Descriptions of 
some new Coleoptera from Oregon—p. 20. (Same) Synopsis of the CEdemeridae 
of the U. S.—p. 21. (Same) Note on the g. Amblychila Say; with a plate— 
p. 32, 33. (Same) Synopsis of the species of Platynus , and allied genera, of 
U. S.—p. 35-59. Leconte, following Brulle, has adopted Platynus for the 
united group, to which Erichson afterwards applied the name Ancho- 
menus. One new genus Anchus is characterised. (Same) Synopsis of the 
Cucujides of the U. S.—p. 73-79. (Same) Notice of some Coleopterous 
Insects from the collections of Mexican Boundary Commission—p. 79-85. 
Ulochcetes , n. g of Longicornia, from Oregon. (Same) Synopsis _ of 
the Dermestidae of the U. S.—p. 106-113. Apectus , n. g. resembling 
Trinodes, but the mesosternum is entire and the tibiae not dilated. (Same) 
Synopsis of the Byrrliidae of the U. S.—p. 113-117. The genus Physe- 
mus Motsch. is characterized; the species Ph. minutus from the banks of the 
Colorado river, Columbia. (Same) Synopsis of the Erotylidae of the U. S.—- 
p. 158-163. Leconte still unites Tritoma with the genus Triplax. Of this 
genus 18 species, and 13 of Languria, compose the greater part of the family. 
The rest is Engis 1, Dacne 2, Ischyrus 1, Erotylus 2, from California and New 
