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expressing our gratification at the appointment of his successor. The 

 authorities at Washington have shown their wisdom in conferring the 

 vacant office upon Mr. L. O. Howard, who has been so long and so ably 

 sharing in its duties as First Assistant. The Department is certainly to be 

 congratulated upon having at hand a skilled and learned entomologist, 

 who possesses in every respect the varied qualifications necessary for the 

 successful performance of so important an office. We have every con- 

 fidence that the world-wide reputation now possessed by the Division of 

 Entomology at Washington, will be in nowise impaired under the adminis- 

 tration of Mr. Howard, and we heartily wish him health, strength and long 

 life for the successful performance of his arduous and important duties. 



NOTES. 



Mr. C. H. Tyler Townsend has resigned his position as Curator of 

 the Museum at Kingston, Jamaica, and has returned to Las Cruces, New 

 Mexico. He begs that his correspondents will take note of his change 

 of address. 



At the recent meeting of the Royal Society of Canada, held in Ottawa 

 (May 22-26), Mr. W. H. Harrington, President of the Entomological 

 Society of Ontario, and the Rev. G. W. Taylor, a member of the 

 Society, were unanimously elected Fellows. The meeting was highly 

 successful, many of the papers read being able and valuable contributions 

 to scientific knowledge. The Governor-General, Lord Aberdeen, was in 

 constant attendance, and treated the members with great hospitality. 

 The entomologists present were especially charmed to meet and welcome 

 Mr. S. H. Scudder, who was one of the distinguished visitors from the 

 United States. 



The Popular Science News (Boston Mass.), has recently been 

 much improved in form and matter, under the editorship of Dr. James R. 

 Nichols. It is now filled with interesting articles, many of them illus- 

 trated, by eminent writers in different departments of science. The last 

 two numbers contain articles by Prof. J. B. Smith, on the " Insect Para- 

 sites of Animals." 



The first two parts of Mr. P. Wytsman's (79 Rue Neuve, Brussels, 

 Belgium) reproduction of Hubner's Exotic Butterflies have been- re- 

 ceived. Each consists of ten coloured plates, without letterpress. They 

 are very nicely executed on hand-made paper, and are evidently faithful 

 copies both in drawing and colouring of the originals. The work will be 

 completed in sixty parts, and will contain about 600 plates ; the syn- 

 onymy, nomenclature, etc., will be revised and brought down to date by 

 Mr. W. F. Kirby, of the British Museum. 



