to us and we will compare your work with the Scripture text." With thus view we have little sympathy. It can only be regarded as a decent refuge for scientific ignorance. The theologian and the critic are bound for themselves to discover what the works as well as the words of God say, and to teach the truth of both combined. They are the persons to whom the world will look for an adjustment of the two records, and the sooner they set about it the better, not in the way of guessing but in that of logical and scientific determination. Geology is we believe in a sufficiently advanced state to afford at least an approximate settlement of the vext question.

2. A second conclusion is, that there is a method of adjust. ment which does violence neither to the grammatical meaning and structure of the sacred text, nor to the well ascertained results of geological science. This method is to be found in the form of the record itself. If instead of regarding it as a verbal revelation, we regarded it in the light of a series of day-visions by which God revealed to his prophet the great leading facts in the past history of the world, many difficulties otherwise insurmountable will then disappear. The text may then be accepted in its most literal sense, and every description of natural phenomena be taken as the language of appearances. The Creator will then, as in other parts of Scripture, be said to do that which without reference either to time or to second causes he appears to do. In this view the text does not require us to believe that God literally created and made all things in six natural days, but only that in a series of natural day visions, there was exhibited, as well as could be to hu nan eyes, the vast and wonderful processes and progress of creation.

Accepting the facts of geology as presenting to us both special epochs and continuous acts of creation, or, according to our illustration, interrupted horizontal, and continuous vertical lines of creation up to the human period, the question is how could this vast panorama and evolution of things be, for moral purposes, presented to unscientific human eyes? We can conceive of no better form than that which we find in the text. It contains a sufficient agreement with the facts to show that only He who knew the one could pourtray the other. The text wonderfully comprises in its divine generalizations all the facts yet discovered in the rocks, and in its typical forms represents the great leading epochs of organic life, of which we have a history in the rocks.

It represents too that order of progression from lower to higher conditions of the world, and of its tribes of organic life. These things lay quite beyond the reach of early human knowledge and the precision with which they are stated indicates that the narrative is vastly more than guesses at truth or anticipations of natural science.

The view which we have thus taken of scriptural cosmogony is that to which the learned writings of Kurtz has led the way-it is that, too, which in some of its features has been so grandly stated by Hugh Miller in his "Testimony of the Rocks." In some of its details it agrees with the views of Sime in his little work entitled "The Mosaic Record in harmony with the Geological." Whatever aid has been derived from these and other works, we have yet in our criticism followed an independent line of investigation, and presented views both of the text and of geology, which to us are somewhat new.

Space will not permit us further to enlarge on the other topics of deep interest to be found in "Archaia." We can only say that the second part of the book which treats of the unity of the human race and ably discusses the difficult questions which it involves, is worthy of attentive perusal. In this department our author is rather in advance of the naturalists of the present period. His treatment of the whole subject exhibits a ripeness of thought, clearness and acuteness of perception together with a sobriety of judgment, not often to be found in writers upon the discursive topics of ethnology. To those who wish to become acquainted with the present condition of ethnological science, we can recommend nothing better than the chapters which pertain to it in Dr. Dawson's book.

We cannot but commend the publishers for the enterprise and spirit which they manifest in the publication of this volume. It is well got up, and if not quite so good as can be produced in Engand, it is yet equal to anything of the kind on this continent. It can be read with comfort, and altogether it is a handsome book. We trust that the reading public will show their appreciation of this native production-it is all Canadian-by the speedy purchase of the entire edition.

A. F. K.

MISCELLANEOUS.

A Systematic List of Coleoptera found in the Vicinity of Montreal. By W. S. M. D'URBAIN.

(Continued from page 329.)

III. Lamia, Lec.

(See Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. II., second series, p. 139.)

1. Fam. Lamiida, Newm.

1. Monohammus, Serv. (Monochamus, Kirby.)

M. scutellatus, Say. (resutor, Kirby.) Abundant everywhere, June to August.

M. confusor, Kirby. Abundant about woodyards, July and August. 2. Saperda, Fabr.

S. calcarata, Hald. Rare.

S. vestita, Say. Not very common.

S. mosta, Lec. Very rare. Taken by sweeping grass on the Mountain, June.

S. tridentata, Oliv. Not common, June to August.

3. Leptostylus, Lec.

L. aculiferus, Say. One specimen taken under a stone on the Mountain, April 19th, 1858.

4. Graphisurus, Kirby.

G. fasciatus, Geer. Not common, Montreal and Sorel.

PHYTOPHAGA.

1. Fam. Crioceride, Leach.

1. Donacia, Fabr. (See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. V

p. 310.

D. lucida, Lac. On aquatic plants, July.

3. Lema, Fabr.

L. trilineata, Oliv. Very abundant on potatoe-vines, August.

1. Cassida, Herbst.

2. Fam. Cassidida, Westw.

C. unipunctata, Say. Abundant.

2. Chelymorpha, Chevr.

C. cribaria, Fabr. Abundant on leaves of the Minor Convolvulus in gardens Montreal and Sorel.

3. Hispa, Linn.

H. quadrata, Fabr. Rare, on thorn-blossoms, June.

1. Galeruca, Geoff.

3. Fam. Galerucida, Steph.

G. baccharides? Fabr. Very numerous on flowers of Solidago and of umbelliferous plants, July and August.

G. Americana? Fabr. Swept from herbage on the Mountain, June

1857.

2. Cerotoma, Chevr.

C. caminea, Fabr. By sweeping herbage on the Mountain, June

1857.

3. Diabrotica. Chevr.

D. vittata, Fabr. Very abundant on melon and cucumber vines, June to October.

4. Haltica, Illig.

H. alai, Harris MSS. In vast numbers on alder-bushes on the

common at Laprairie, September.

H. splendida, Dej. Cat. Very abundant on grape-vines, June.
H. collaris, Fabr. Rare.

H. frontalis, Fabr. Abundant in heads of Thistles, July and August.
H. pubescens, Erichs. Very abundant by sweeping grass, June.
H. striolata, Illig. Very abundant, May and Jnne.

5. Psylliodes, Latr.

P. punctulata, Mels. By sweeping grass, Logan's farm, June. 6. Dibolia, Satr.

D. ærea, Mels. By sweeping herbage on the Mountain, June.

1. Heteraspis, Dej.

4. Fam. Chrysomelida, Leach.

H. curtipennis? Mels, Swept from herbage on the Mountain, June. 2. Bromius, Cherv.

B. vitis, Fabr. May.

3. Doryphora, Fabr. (See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VIII. p. 30.)

D. trimaculata, Fabr. Abundant on the milkweed (Asclepias cor

nuti), June and July.

4. Chrysomela, Linn. (See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VIII. p. 32.)

C. scalaris, Lec. Abundant.

C. Philadelpeica, Linn. Abundant on Willows, June and July.

C. Bigsbyana, Kirby. Not so numerous as the last species.

C. (Helodes) trivittata, Say. Very abundant by sweeping grass, June.

C. (Phædon) polygoni, Linn. (cæruleipennis, Say.) Very abundant on Polygonum ariculare (knot-grass) in waste places.

5. Chryrochus, Cherv.

C. auratus, Fabr. Abundant on dogsbane (Apocynum androsemifolium), July.

6. Chalcophana.

C. picipes.
Sorel.)

On elm-leaves; not very common. (Abundant at

PSEUDOTRIMERA.

1. Fam. Endomychida, Leach.

(See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VI. p. 357.)

1. Endomychidæ, Leach.

E. biguttatus, Say. Abundant under bark of stumps on the Mountain and Mile-end road.

2. Fam. Coccinellida, Leach.

(See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VI. p. 129.)

1. Brachyacantha, Mulsant.

B. ursina, Fabr. Abundant on milkweed (Asclepias cornuti), July. B. 10-pustulata, Mels Rare, on flowers of umbelliferous plants on the Mountain, July.

2. Chilocorus, Leach.

C. bivulnerus, Mels. Common on the bark of the white birch, Laprairie, in October.

3. Psyllobora, Mulsant.

P. 20-maculata, Say.
Mountain, June.

4. Hippodamia, Mulsant.

H. 13-punctata, Linn.
Sorel.

Abundant by sweeping herbage on the

Common, June and July, Montreal and

H. quinque-signata, Kirby. Abundant on potatoe-vines, St. Hilaires end of August.

5. Coccinella, Linn.

C. ophthalmica, Mals. Rare, June.

C. bipunctata, Linn. Very abundant everywhere.

C. novemnotata, Herbst. Abundant.

NOTE. The Journal and the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia contain numerous elaborate monographs by Dr. Leconte on various families and genera of North American Coleoptera, and, for the convenience of those wishing to name their collections, I have supplied references to them.

The following species which I have taken at Sorel, I have not yet met with near Montreal:

Platynus lutulentus, Lec. Under dry cow-dung, May.

Agathidium exiguum, Mels. Under bark of dead pine-stumps.

Elater phænicopterus, Germ. Var. Under bark of dead pine stumps. Lytta Fabricii, Lec. (cinerea, Fabr.) In great numbers on potatoe

vines.

Hypophlæus nitidus, Mels. Under bark of a dead pine-stump.

Montreal, June 2nd, 1859.