48 THE NAUTILUS. 



ation of loess as compared with modern shells is disproved; "while 

 there are variations in size in both recent and fossil shells, there is 

 no marked depauperation of the fossils." H. occulta is uniformly 

 found living on well-wooded grounds, leading Prof. Shimek to con- 

 alude that the forest areas in the loess region were formerly of much 

 greater extent. 



ON THE ANATOMY OF CERTAIN SPECIES OF SOLENID^E. ON 

 THE ANATOMY OF ENSIS MAGNUS SCHUM. By H. H. Bloomer. 

 Journ. of Malacol., xii, pt. 4. Several oriental and tropical Ameri- 

 can species of Solenida are described anatomically in these papers. 

 Mr. Bloomer has now devoted ten papers to the morphology of the 

 Solenidtz, to the great advantage of all interested in Pelecypod 

 anatomy. 



HENEY A. WARD. 



We deeply regret to record the death of Professor Henry A. Ward, 

 who was killed by an automobile at Buffalo, N. Y., on July 4. He 

 was born at Rochester, N. Y., in 1834. Studied at Williams Col- 

 lege and Rochester University, and became an assisiant of Louis 

 Agassiz in 1854. He was Professor of Natural History at the 

 Rochester University from 1860 to 1865. From 1870 to 1900 Prof. 

 Ward traveled in all parts of the world, making large and valuable 

 collections which were shipped to his Natural History Establishment 

 at Rochester and from there distributed among the museums, uni- 

 versities, colleges and private collections throughout the country. 



Prof. Ward has perhaps done as much to popularize and encourage 

 the study of natural history than any one man. Mr. Wm. T. Horna- 

 day paid him a glowing tribute, under the well earned title, 

 " The King of Museum-builders." It is probably safe to say that 

 through his agency more shells have been brought into this country 

 than by any other means. His " Catalogue of Specimens of Mol- 

 lusca" forms a useful hand-book for beginners. At various time his 

 Establishment has employed men who have subsequently become 

 prominent in various branches of the natural sciences. 



For some years past Prof. Ward has devoted his energies chiefly 

 to collecting meteorites, bringing together the largest collection in 

 the world. An account of it may be found in the July number of 

 the Popular Science Monthly. 



