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The Geological Record for 1876. By W. Whitaker. (Taylor and

Francis.)—The labour involved in this praiseworthy undertaking, now continued for three years, must have been very onerous. The contracted titles of the works (chiefly periodicals) consulted in the preparation of the volume before us, occupy no less than thirteen closely printed pages. The editor desires more help, both in the way of additional subscribers, and loans of rare foreign or provincial serials containing geological or mineralogical papers ; he well deserves the cordial assistance and support of all persons interested in the- study of fossils, rocks, and minerals. The digests of individual papers are judiciously written, while the indices of names, species,. and authors are laborious and exact.