484< Letters, Extracts, Notices, &;c. 



Lists of tlie plates contained in eacli of the first eiglit parts 

 are printed on the ontside of the wrappers. 



It is only fair to say that this note is due to the inquiries 

 of Mr. Chas. W. Richmond, of Washington, who, in his 

 endeavour to obtain more exact information than I was 

 able to give, applied to Professor Newton. — Davies Sher- 

 BORN {Index Animalium). 



Scientific Expedition to Alaska. — Among the names of the 

 scientific men invited to join in the expedition to Alaska, 

 as his guests, by Mr. Edward H. Hardman of New York, 

 we are much pleased to notice those of Mr. D. G. Elliot 

 of Chicago, Dr. A. K. Fisher and Dr. C. Hart Merriam of 

 the U.S. Biological Survey, and Mr. Robert Ridgway of the 

 U.S. National Museum. We hope that our friends will all 

 have a " regular good time," and add much to our knowledge 

 of the very interesting avifauna of Alaska. We learn from 

 * Science ' that they expect to take the " inside passage '^ 

 route to Lynn Canal, and then, after visiting Sitka, proceed 

 westward along the coast to Yakutat Bay, Prince William 

 Sound, Cook^s Inlet, and Kodiak Island, Numerous places 

 will be visited which are out of reach of ordinary travellers, 

 and stops will be made to admit of scientific work. Steam- 

 launches, tents, camp-outfit, packers, and so on have been 

 bountifully provided, so that the largest amount of work may 

 be done in the shortest time. 



