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form? of herbivorous Dinosaurs which existed at the same )>eriod. 

 In his description of the jaw Mr. Lambe fij^ures the presplenial. 

 Professor Williston considers that this is simply an anterior 

 expansion of the splenial. 



Henry F. Osborne, 



Monographie de l'Ile d'Anticosti. By Joseph Schmitt. 

 Paris. i9r'4. pp. 367. 



From whatever standpoint it may be considered, Dr. Schmitt's 

 monograph must be considered one of the best works of its kind 

 published anywhere, and nothing approaching" it in completeness 

 has ever been published on any part of Canada. Whatever one 

 may think of such a large part of our country as Anticosti being 

 owned by a single individual, one cannot but feel grateful to M. 

 Menier for having made the publication of such a work possible. 

 Paper and type are excellent and scattered through the book are 

 many illustrations, charts and maps which in themselves would 

 serve to give one a very good idea of the physical features of the 

 island. Dr. Schmitt's long residence in Anticosti and the large 

 collections he has made in all branches of natural history, enabled 

 him to discriminate between what were trustworthy and what 

 were doubtful among the published records, and that these were 

 all consulted is evidenced by the very complete bibliography 

 which concludes the volume. 



The first part of the monograph is devoted to the geography 

 and history of the island, and the account of Its discovery and 

 settlement is given in considerable detai'. Under the heading 

 " Meteorologie " the climatic conditions are considered, and Dr. 

 Schmitt's conclusions are based on careful and complete observa- 

 tions extending over several years. The sections devoted to 

 palae-mtology, botany, ornithology and entomology contain lists 

 of all the species known to occur on the island, with localities and 

 collectors' names, and in all branches of natural history notes on 

 distribution and other information is contributed by the author 

 himself. X U\i'«n/ X J. M. M. 



