Herrick, Surface Anatomy of the Brains of Biids. 171 



He held a high position in that early period of his career as 

 clinician and his instruction was very much sought for. His deliber- 

 ate and careful manner of procedure at the bedside aroused the atten- 

 tion of his pupils, who soon were made to feel that the methodic in- 

 vestigation of disease requires the highest intellectual effort. It was 

 not difficult at that time even to foresee for the young teacher a dis- 

 tinguished future. 



What he did to develop the advance in the medical sciences dur- 

 ing the past forty years, I shall not attempt to detail. That he has en- 

 riched and enlarged the pathological and clinical field to as great an ex- 

 tent as any man of the age, is generally conceded. More especially has 

 he done his full share of the work that has brought again French niedi- 

 cme to the front line of modern progress. I believe that his genius, 

 culture, and special researches entitle him to be ranked with the cele- 

 brated men of modern times. 



I had the inexpressible pleasure of spending a short time in his 

 house two years ago. He was then 68 years of age, as he said. In 

 an interval of forty years he had changed in appearance much less 

 than I had anticipated. His warm greeting touched me very much ; 

 he was no longer the clinician of La Charit6, but a member of the 

 Institute of France ! I was merely passing through Paris, so our in- 

 terview was brief. It seemed to me that he was good for several 

 years still of important work. 



Sincerely, ' C. G. Comegvs. 



LABORATORY NOTES FROM DENISON UNIVERSITY. 



VI. Illustrations of the Surface Anatomy of the 

 Brain of Certain Birds. With Plate xxvl 



By C. JuDsoN Herrick. 



Fellow in Neurology , 



These notes refer mainly to the brains of the following 

 birds: the wood-cock, Philohela minor; the black tern, Hy- 

 drochelidon nigra; the white pelican, Pelicanus erythorhynchos; 

 the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos. 



Of these, the one presenting the most striking peculiarities 

 of form is the wood-cock, Philohela minor. This brain is flexed 

 upon itself to a surprising degree (see Plate xxvi. Figs 1—3), 

 forming a sigmoid curve, each limb of which forms nearly a 



