XXxiii, '22] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 91 



Save the Zoological Record! 



[We reprint the following note entitled "The Zoological Record' 

 from Science for Dec. 30, 1921.] 



"The Zoological Record, which was founded in 1864 by English 

 zoologists, has been issued regularly ever since and contains each year a 

 complete bibliography of all publications connected with zoology. It is 

 now the sole work of the kind, and is invaluable to all workers in every 

 branch of zoology. 



"Previous to 1914 The Zoological Record formed part of the 'hit* ; 

 national Catalogue of Scientific Literature,' and was issued under the 

 joint responsibility of the Royal Society and the Zoological Society. As 

 the Royal Society found itself unable to proceed with the volumes of the 

 'International Catalogue' after the issue for 1914, the Zoological Society 

 has undertaken to prepare and issue the volumes for 1915-1920, inclusive, 

 at its sole financial risk. 



"It is the wish of the record committee of the Zoological Society to 

 continue the publication of this most useful work, but it is obvious that 

 they cannot expect the Society to undertake the heavy financial liability 

 involved in publication unless they receive reasonable support from 

 working zoologists both at home and abroad. 



"I hope, therefore, that all working zoologists who agree with me 

 that the suspension of the publication of the Record would have a most 

 disastrous effect on the progress of zoology, will either subscribe them- 

 selves or will urge the librarians of the institutions with which they are 

 connected to do so. 



"A prospectus and form of subscription either for the whole or separ- 

 ate divisions of the Record can be had on application to the Zoological 

 Society. \V. L. SCLATER, Editor. 



"Zoological Society of London, London, X. W. 8." 



The Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin. 

 News Bulletin No. 6. 



It is with greatest regret that we have to confirm previous reports 

 of the ill health of Dr. Rusby, the Director of the Mulford Exploration. 

 Some of the earlier messages from the Exploration party indicated that 

 Dr. Rusby was suffering from an infected tooth and from neuritis as 

 early as last August. Although his suffering was continuous and un- 

 abating in severity, yet he could not be persuaded to give up nor to 

 alter the plans which he had laid down for himself. He gamely con- 

 tinued to work strenuously at his botanical collection at every possible 

 opportunity and he not only pursued vigorously his own department of 

 the work, but set himself grimly to the task of directing, controlling 

 and planning for the general work and progress of the expedition. 

 With all this he found time to write many letters and to keep detailed 

 records and accounts of many subjects outside of his own botanical 

 work. By the middle of November, his condition had become so bad 

 that he was compelled to give up, not because of the pain and .suffering, 

 which he seems to have borne with a remarkable stoicism, but because 

 the crippling effect of his neuritis made it very difficult for him to get 

 about and he decided that it would be better for him to come home 

 rather than continue as a drag and hindrance on the work of the 

 others. He expected to reach New York sometime before March 1. 



This decision being taken, the duties of the Director of the Hxpedi- 



