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DR. BRUCE is to be congratulated on vol. vi. of the report of the scientific results of his Scotia voyage, for it is very valuable in itself and reflects credit on the leader's energy and skill in organising the collecting. The volume is devoted to invertebrates, and it consists of expert reports on very interesting material. It is an important contribution to our knowledge of the antarctic fauna, and it adds some interesting material to zoological data in general. Thus we find Prof. Clément Vaney speaking of “une très importante collection d'Holothuries,” Dr. James Ritchie referring to “the enormous mass of [Hydroid] material brought together by Dr. Bruce during his antarctic voyages,” Messrs. Melvill and Standen defining in a supplementary collection of marine molluscs more than twenty new species, Mr. J. Wilfrid Jackson reporting that the Brachiopods collected add materially to our knowledge of the geographical range of certain forrns, and augment the antarctic list of species; and so it is all along the line.
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition.
Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of s.y. Scotia during the years 1902, 1903, and 1904, under the Leadership of Dr. W. S. Bruce. Vol. vi., Zoology. Parts i.-xi., Invertebrates, by Dr. C. Vaney, Dr. J. Ritchie, Dr. E. L. Trouessart, Dr. W. E. Hoyle, and others. Pp. xi + 353 + plates. (Edinburgh: The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory; Oliver and Boyd; Glasgow: J. MacLehose and Sons, 1912.) Price 30s.
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Scottish National Antarctic Expedition . Nature 91, 159 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091159a0
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