appears to have been to ascertain the practical value of the various deodorants, and he decides in favour of sulphate of iron, as Professor Peltenkoffer and Professor Rolleston had also previously done. MISCELLANEOUS. M. de Quatrefages has just published his great work on Annelids, illustrated by one hundred and fifteen figures drawn by himself from life. The plates are good though not truly coloured, and the work is altogether one of very considerable worth. It has not, however, as regards the systematic portion, the conciseness and sufficient detail of such works as Malmgren's and Kinberg's, two Scandinavian naturalists, who exhibit most striking ability in the treatment of the systematic zoology of these invertebrates. M. de Quatrefages has published during the last twenty years many memoirs on families and species of Annelids, detailing new points and discoveries in their anatomy and physiology, and in these volumes the chapter on anatomy and physiology is undoubtedly the best. The author is not a critical naturalist, and hence we could not have expected a more satisfactory result from his labours on the classification and synonymy of the group. This is much to be regretted, since a work which shall tend to set right the species of Annelids is much needed. M. de Quatrefages, we fear, has only added to the difficulty of future writers. His remarks on the nomenclature of parts in the Annelida are very good so far as they go, but there is little attempt at philosophical generalization. At the same time the work is one of very great value and interest, by an author who has done more to elucidate the class than any other living naturalist. The Record of Zoological Literature' for the year 1865 has also appeared: a work of inestimable value to an active naturalist. Dr. E. P. Wright has succeeded Messrs. Greene and Cobbold in their departments of the work, and we are bound to say that the recorders have done their work excellently well, comprising as it does references to, and notices of, no less than 35,000 pages of zoological literature published in the year 1865. This Record' is of course one that can only be read by Zoologists; but it should also be placed for reference in the library of every man of science. It is one of those works which would never have seen the light were it not for the disinterested love of science manifested by the publisher, Mr. Van Voorst, F.L.S., who, if he fails to derive profit from its publication, is at least entitled to the credit of being one of the most zealous friends of zoological science that we have in Great Britain. The first number of the 'Journal of Anatomy and Physiology' contains chiefly papers read at the British Association and Dr. Humphry's address to his department in full. Besides these, there is a paper by Dr. Lightbody "On the Corneal Tissue". an Edinburgh prize thesis-which is of considerable value; also a paper by Mr. Wood, of King's College, "On Variations in Human Myology," and numerous abstracts and notices of works and memoirs. We must here state that we are by no means gratified with the plates, which are badly executed, and tend to give a journal, otherwise of very high character, a slovenly appearance. In addition to the works referred to, we have to notice Dr. Harley's Histological Demonstrations, which are chiefly reprints of lectures delivered by him. The work contains admirable microscopical illustrations of the tissues in health and disease, and will be found of great service to medical students and others who wish to keep pace with the advancing knowledge of the day. Mr. Murray has published a fourth edition of Darwin's 'Origin of Species,' being the eighth thousand. Quarterly List of Publications received for Review. 1. Lecture Notes for Chemical Students; embracing Mineral and Organic Chemistry. By Edward Frankland, F.R.S., Hon. Sec. Chem. Soc., &c. Van Voorst. 2. An Elementary Treatise on Heat. By Balfour Stewart, LL.D., F.R.S., Superintendent of the Kew Observatory. 410 pp. Fcap. 8vo. Macmillan & Co. 3. The Student's Text-hook of Electricity. By Henry M. Noad, Ph.D., F.R.S. 400 Engravings. 520 pp. Crown 8vo. Lockwood & Co. 4. The Elements: An Investigation of the Forces which determine the Position and Movements of the Ocean and Atmosphere. By Wm. Leighton Jordan. Vol. I. 120 pp. Roy. 8vo. Longmans & Co. 13 Plates. 5. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical. By Wm. Allen Miller, M.D., LL.D., Professor of Chemistry in King's College, London. Part III. Organic Chemistry. Third edition. 1,040 pp. 8vo. Longmans & Co. 6. A Sketch of the Geology of Fife and the Lothians, including detailed Descriptions of Arthur's Seat and Pentland Hills. By Charles Maclaren, F.R.S.E., F.G.S. Second edition, with Maps. 320 pp. Crown 8vo. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black. 7. Benedicite or the Song of the Three Children; being Illustrations of the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in His Works. By G. Chaplin Child, M.D. 2 vols. Fcap. 8vo. John Murray. 8. Histological Demonstrations: A Guide to the Microscopical Examination of the Animal Tissues in Health and Disease, &c. ; being the substance of Lectures delivered by George Harley, M.D., F.R.S., of University College. Edited by G. T. Brown, M.R.C.V.S. Illustrated. Longmans & Co. 9. Diarrhoea and Cholera: their Nature, Origin, and Treatment, through the Agency of the Nervous System. By John Chapman, M.D., M.R.C.P. Second edition. 260 pp. Demy 8vo. Trübner & Co. 10. An Easy Introduction to the Higher Treatises on Conic Sections. By the Rev. John Hunter, M.A. Longmans & Co. 11. A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World. By J. R. McCulloch. New Edition, carefully revised, with the Statistical Information brought up to the latest returns, by Frederick Martin, author of the 'Statesman's Year Book.' Vols. II., III., IV. Longmans & Co. 12. On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S., &c. Fourth edition. John Murray. 13. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art. Edited by the late W. T. Brande, D.C.L., F.R.S., and the Rev. G. W. Cox, M.A. Longmans & Co. 14. Supplement zur klimatographischen Uebersicht der Erde, mit einem Appendix, enthaltend Untersuchungen über das WindSystem und eine kartliche Darstellung des Systems der ErdMeteoration von Ad Mühry, M.D. (illustrated). Leipsig and Heidelberg: C. F. Wintersche Verlagshandlung. PAMPHLETS, PERIODICALS, PROCEEDINGS OF Researches on Solar Physics. By Warren de la Rue, Esq., Ph.D., On the Absorption and Dialytic Separation of Gases by Colloid From the Author. Observations and Experiments with the Microscope on the Effects of various Chemical Agents on the Blood. man Ralph, M.R.C.S. 10 pp. 8vo. By Thomas Shear From the Author. Report of the Winchester Sewage Enquiry Committee. 45 pp. Demy 8vo. Our Sewer Rivers. By George Greaves, M.R.C.S. 24 pp. Demy 8vo. A Description of the New Telescopes with Silvered Glass Specula, On the Results of Spectrum Analysis applied to the Heavenly W. Ladd. A Reply to Mr. Cooke's Pamphlet, "The Electric Telegraphwas it invented by Professor Wheatstone?" Taylor & Francis. Report of a Committee appointed to consider certain Questions relating to the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade. (From the Committee.) The Queen's Printers, Eyre & Spottiswoode. Further Observations on the Spectra of some of the Nebulæ, with A Few Thoughts on Infanticide. By Mrs. M. A. Baines. Further Observations on the Alleged Submarine Forests on the Shores of Liverpool Bay and the River Mersey. By Joseph Boult, F.R.I.B.A. (For private distribution.) From the Author. The Annual Meeting of the Miners' Association of Cornwall and Devon, held at Falmouth on Monday, 17th September, 1866. 30 pp. Demy 8vo. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Impériale Zoologique d'Acclima tation. The Westminster Review. Masson & Fils. |