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G. riscHER, of Jena, iiiinouiices the publication of a "Fauna 

 Chilenis," based upon the collections made by Prof. L. Plate. The 

 separate sections of the woi'k are und(!rtaken by some twenty-seven 

 specialists, whose results will be pulilishcd as su))i)lenientary volumes 

 to Spengel's Zoologischen Jakrbilcher, but will Ix; obtainable separ- 

 ately at a|somewhat higher price. 



Sp:rials 



The Eoyal P>otanic (lardens, Ceylon, have recently begun to issue 

 a circular intended to deal with the agi'icultural, horticultural and 

 botanical work there carried on. 



The Science Teacher is a new monthly started in New York by 

 Mr A. T. Seymour, instructor in science and mathematics in West- 

 minster School, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 



The Philadelphia Medical Joarnal commenced publication in 

 January. The editor is Dr. Geo. M. Gould, and he is helped by 

 many leading physicians of Philadelphia. 



The New York weekly. Garden and Forest, is dead. It was 

 founded about ten years ago by Prof. Sargeant of the ^Vrnokl 

 Arboretum, and was edited by the late Mr W. A. Stiles. 



The American Archaeologist (formerly The Antiquarian), published 

 at Columbus, Ohio, contains useful and valuable matter dealing with 

 the primitive peoples of North America in particular. This year it 

 commences volume ii., and the subscription is $1.50. 



The February number of The Photogram contains two articles of 

 interest to our readers. One begins a series on Anatomy in Por- 

 traiture ; the other is a short practical note by A. E. Livermore on a 

 means of producing stereoscopic effects with Eontgen photographs. 



The section of Archaeology and Palaeontology of the University of 

 Pennsylvania has just begun the publication of a review entitled The 

 Free Museum of Science and Art. It is intended to give an account 

 of accessions to the museum, notes on the collections, and short 

 scientific papers. 



The following entry occurs in the contents on the wrapper of the 

 Journal of the Society of Arts for 4th February, " Correspondence : — 

 Recreations of an Indian Official — Dry Rot " ! The " Recreations " 

 contain, however, an interesting list of the native names of Indian 

 plants by no less a person than Sir George Birdwood. 



L' Intermddiaire des Biologistes (see Natural Science, January, 

 p. 63) continues to fulfil the promise of its earlier numbers. The 

 following questions are pretty certain to find answerers among our 

 readers: 121, What museums contain remains of either skeletal or 

 soft parts of Bhytina borealis ? 130, Where and when did Mr F. 

 Galton publish his last researches on heredity ? Replies sent to us 

 will be forwarded. 



Messrs Munn & Co., 361 Broadway, New Yoi-k, have kindly sent 

 us a cloth-bound copy of their index to the more important papers 



