Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . hetail was covered with small quadrate scales, orapparently horny scales. The fourth new amphibianlabyrinthodont he appropriately names Keraterpeton,a singular salamandroid-looking form, but minute,as compared with the other associated genera. Itshighly ossified veretebral column, prolonged epioticbones, and armour of overlapping scales, deter-mines its character in a remarkable manner. Theseremains were collected by Mr. Galton, of the Geo-logical Survey of Ireland. The remaining ge
Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . hetail was covered with small quadrate scales, orapparently horny scales. The fourth new amphibianlabyrinthodont he appropriately names Keraterpeton,a singular salamandroid-looking form, but minute,as compared with the other associated genera. Itshighly ossified veretebral column, prolonged epioticbones, and armour of overlapping scales, deter-mines its character in a remarkable manner. Theseremains were collected by Mr. Galton, of the Geo-logical Survey of Ireland. The remaining genus isrepresented by portions of the posterior half of ananimal nearly seven feet in length, which Mr. Huxleyis inclined to believe may belong to the genus An-tliracosaurns, or one closely allied to it.—GeologicalMagazine. 44 SCIENCE-GOSSIP. [Feb. 1,1866. MICROSCOPY. Clips.—I have tried various methods of pressingthe thin glass upon the slides for the microscope,so to remain in situ during the time required todry or harden, and none to give more satisfactoryresults than the following. A, a piece of wood. Fig. 52. Wive Clip. 8 in. long and f in. thick. E, a spring made withthin iron-wire. The end of the spring is driveu intothe table, as at C. A piece of i in. iron-wire is thenrun through the springs, which forms an axis to workupon, and also keeps them in their places. I placea pin at the side of the spring, so that it will fall on agiven spot, and not rub the cover from side to springs are made by binding the thin wire roundthe i rod about four or five times.—William Goode. How to view Live Animalcules.—Animal-cules begin now to abound. It often is difficult toobtain a fair look at them on account of their quickmovements. Perhaps it may be pleasant to some toknow how to remedy this in a considerable I do by keeping some clear thick gum-water,and putting a small quantity on the slide. It mixeswith the water, and its thickness prevents suchquick moti
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