1899] SERIALS 475 



in the African Review. Out of a total of 1853 natives, 1509 had a vision 

 equal to the normal vision of Europeans, 257 were above, and 87 below the 

 average. This bears out what was indicated by Mr. Hudson in one of his 

 interesting essays. 



In the Scientific American for April 15, there is a note by Mr. Charles H. 

 Coe, to the effect that the honey-bee was probably introduced by the Spanish 

 settlers in Florida, for Bartram, who explored the country in 1773, mentions 

 honey and beeswax as articles of barter among the Indians. 



In the May number of our ably-edited contemporary The Veterinarian, 

 which is probably less known to biologists than it should be, we find a note to 

 the effect that Baron de Parana, of Porto do Cunha, Eio de Janeiro, has now 

 succeeded in getting five zebra hybrids between a true BurchelPs zebra and 

 mares. 



