380 Journal of Coiiif>aratirc Neurology and Psychology. 



Ritter, Wm, E. and Davis, B. M. Studit-s dn the Kcology, Morphology 

 and Sj^eciology of the ^'ounJJ of Some l'",ntero|iiieusta of Western North 

 America. Unii'crsitv of Cihfornhi Publuntions — /.oology.. Vol. i, pp. 171' 

 210, Pl.s. 17-20, 190 1 



The ecological portion of this report is concerned chiefly with the 

 movements of toniaria, and the conditions which determine them. 

 'I'he organisms swim upward in the water because of a differeme in 

 specific gravity of the two ends. There is no satisfactory evidence of 

 the importance of temperature or litxht in the orientation of the organ- 

 isms. The stroke of the cilia is in\arial)le in direction, k. m. v. 



Ritter, Wm. E. Further Notes on the Habits of Autodax I.ugubris. .Amoi- 

 Kxn Antuialist, Vol. WWII. pp. SS3-SS6, 1903. 



This salamander lays its eggs in cavities in trees. The paper is an 

 interesting contribution to our knowledge of the breeding habits. 



R. M. Y. 



Fisher, Walter K. On the Habits of the I.aysan .Mbatross. r//,- Aitk, XXI, 

 pp. 6-20, pis. II-VIII, Jan., i<)04. 



This article gives an interesting at toiint of the breeding habits of 

 the birds, illustrated by excellent photographs, esj)ecially of a peculiar 

 dance in which two or three birds take part. 



WAI.l.ACK (KAIi;. 



Oldys, Henry. The Rhythmical Song of the Wood Pewee. Thr .ink, XXI. 

 pp. 270-274. Apr., 1(^04. 



The author here adds a little to his verv suggestive article on 

 •'Parallel (Growth of Bird and Human Miisit ' in Harper's Magazine, 

 CV, pp. 474-476, .Aug. 1902. \vAi,LA( K chak;. 



Webster, F. M. Studies of the Life Histftry, Habits and Taxonomic Rela- 

 tions of a New .Species of Obera (Obera ulinicola Chittenden). HulUtin 

 Illinois State l.nl>orntcrii-s Xnluial History, \'o!. \'II, pp. l-lj, 1904. 



This paper contains several interesting facts concerning the natu- 

 ral history of the insect. K. M. ^. 



