432 ANTHEOPOLOGY. 



Eehetsek, E. — Oriental folk-lore. Calcutta Eev., April. 



Eenouf, p. le Page — The origin and growth of religion as illustrated 



by the religion of ancient Egypt. (The Hibbert Lectures for 1874.) 



iS'ew York, Oh. Scribner's Sons, 1880. 1 vol. 270 pp. 12°. 

 Ehys Davids (T. W.) — Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales. Vol. 



i. Trilbner. 

 EiccARDi, Dr. Paolo — Atheism, fetichism, and anthropomorphism^ 



Studies in the science of religion. Arch. p. Vatitrop., Florence, x, No. 



1, 1880. 

 RiGGS, Eev. Stephen E. — The theogony of the Sioux. Am. Antiquarian^ 



ii. No. 4. 

 Smith, W. E. — Animal worship and animal tribes among the Arabs in 



the Old Testament. J. Philology, xvii. 

 SoucHE, B. — Croyances, presages et traditions diverses. Niort, 1880. 



pp. 52. 8o. 

 Waxhouse, M. — Eag bushes in the East. Indian Antiquary, June. 

 Westropp, Hodder M. — Notes on fetichism. J. Anthrop. Inst., ix, No. 



3, pp. 304-312. 



X. — Instrumentalities of research. 



American Association. Science, i, pp. 42-290, occasionally. A list 

 of the papers will be found in the Am. Naturalist for October. 



[The meeting at Boston was the largest ever held. The papers, 

 a list of which is given below, were exceptionally valuable. The 

 president's address will be found recorded under the name of Maj. 

 J. W. Powell.] 



1. Ethnology of Africa. A. S. Bickmore. 



2. Myths and folk-lore of the Iroquois. Erminuie A. Smith. 



3. Prehistoric altars of Whitesides County, 111. W. 0. Holbrook. 



4. Theory of primitive democracy in the Alps. D. W. Eoss. 



5. Ancient mounds near Naples, 111. J. G. Henderson. 



6. The mounds of Illinois. Wm. McAdams. 



7. Prehistoric and early types of Japanese pottery. E. S. Morse. 



8. Scheme of the tenth census for obtaining statistics of untaxed 



Indians. Garrick Mallery. 



9. Stone implements from the river drift of New Jersey. 0. C. 



Abbott. 



10. Indications of pre-Indian occu})ancy of the Atlantic coast of 



North America subsequent to that of palaeolithic man. C. 

 0. Abbott. 



11. Tlie probable existence in America of the prehistoric practice 



of trepanning in the cutting of rondelles or amulets from 

 the skull. E. J. Farquharson. 



12. The Dacotah tribes. Gen. H. B. Carrington. 



13. Textile fabrics of the ancient inhabitants of the Mississippi 



Valley. J. G. Henderson. 



