220 REPORTS ON INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS. 



PALEONTOLOGY. 



Hay, O. P., American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. Grant 

 No. II 8 (supplement). Co7npl€tio7i of a vionograph on the fossil turtles of 

 North America. (For previous reports see Year Book No. 2, p. xxxvii; 

 Year Book No. 3, p. 122, and Year Book No. 4, p. 241.) $1,800. 



The monograph of the fossil turtles of North America is completed and it 

 is expected that the manuscript will be presented soon for publication. The 

 investigation has required much more time than was originally anticipated. 

 In this monograph there are described 251 species, of which about 75 are 

 new. In addition to the discovery of new species our knowledge of many 

 species described by I^eidy, Marsh, and Cope has been greatly extended by 

 the finding and study of much additional material. The species are illus- 

 trated by about 1,000 drawings and photographs. 



PHILOLOGY. 



Fltigel, Ewald, Stanford University, California. Grant No. 244. Prepara- 

 tioyi of a lexicon to the works of Chaucer. (For previous reports see Year 

 Book No. 3, p. 96, and Year Book No. 4, p. 242.) $7,500. 



The preparatory work has progressed favorably during the past twelve 

 months and will be completed before next summer. The work itself is 

 divided into six groups. 



(i) Revision and completion of the slips. — The revision of the slips written 

 for the Canterbury Tales has occupied Dr. Wildhagen, Mr. Hiibschmann, 

 and Mr. Wolderich during the past year. Dr. Fliigel has carefully revised 

 their work and registered the variants of the eight manuscripts printed by 

 the Chaucer Society (for publication in Anglis). The work on the slips 

 from the Canterbury Tales is now finished. 



The revision of the slips written for the Astrolabe has been commenced 

 by Dr. Wildhagen. Dr. Fliigel will make a final revision and add the results 

 from his new collation of tv^^o Oxford manuscripts. 



Mr. Rossger, Mr. Hiibschmann, and Mr. Wolderich have been engaged 

 on the slips for the Minor Poems and have finished ' ' The Parliament of 

 Fouls" and "The House of Fame." The "Legend of Good Women," 

 commenced by Miss Mason, is being revised by Mr. Wolderich. Mr. Moll 

 has finished his revision of four books of " Troilus" and is at work on the 

 fifth. 



Mr. Rossger is to commence (about October i) with " Boethius," utilizing 

 the results of the Old French " Boece," a transcript of which has now been 

 obtained. The Old French parallels are to be copied on each slip. 



Every slip written by these assistants is being revised carefully by Dr. 

 Fliigel. 



