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Central America. Mr. Belt, in his work "The Naturalist 

 in Nicaragua," divides the American aborigines into maize- 

 eatino; and manioc-eating. The first class embraces Yiu-as, 



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Aztecs, Toltecs of Central America, Indians of Florida, Cuba, 

 and Havti. The second class embraces Caribs, Indians of 

 Guiana and Brazil. 



Professor Gabb, in addition to his researches into the nat- 

 ural history and archaeology of Costa Rica, has found time 

 to gather a fine collection of objects among the Blanco or 

 Talamanca Indians. 



South America. The knowledge of South American tribes 

 is increased by the publications of H. W. Bates, " The Nat- 

 uralist on the Amazon," by the researches of Professors Hartt 

 and Orton, and by the French expedition to Terra del Fuego 

 (Nature, April 9, 1874). 



Europe. The Anthropological Society of Paris has decided 

 on offering a gold medal of the value of 500 francs to the 

 author of the best manuscript on the ethnology of the popu- 

 lation of any part of France. The prize will be awarded in 

 1876, as Well as prizes of less value to the manuscripts next 

 in importance. Special attention is to be directed to the ori- 

 gin, anthropological characters, language, and geographical 

 distribution of the races, and to any particular. customs. 



Asia. All eves are now directed to the advance of Russian 

 power into Western Central Asia. In addition to the polit- 

 ical importance attaching to this movement, our knowledge 

 of the tribes of men inhabiting a country so long locked up 

 against the explorer will be greatly increased. Numerous 

 accounts from different divisions of the advancing army fill 

 our best journals. The works of M. G. de Rialle and of Mr. 

 McGahan embody the best information on the subject. 



The best accounts of researches among the inhabitants of 

 India, China, Japan, etc., will be foun 1 in the Journal of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society, London ; the Journal Asiatique, Paris ; 

 and the Zeitschrift der morgenldndischen GesdUchoft, Leipsic 



Africa. We have in Bulletin de la Societe (V Anthropologic 

 de Paris (Vol. VIII.) the report of General Faidherbe, under 

 the direction of the commissioners from Algeria, upon the 

 anthropology of the province. M. Topinard divides the his- 

 tory of the country into five periods: that of 1, the brown- 

 skinned Kabvles ; 2, liodit-skinned Kabvles ; 3, the Numid- 



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