THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 



considerable series of the shells of Haploscapha ^randis, Conrad, 

 echinoderms and other fossils from the Cretaceous beds of Kan- 

 sas, which were received at the ^iltiseum with the second Cope 

 Collection. Haploscapha belongs to an entirely extinct form of 

 shell. It usually is classed with Inoceranius which was one of 

 the most abundant and characteristic forms in the Cretaceous 

 seas. 



The Ward-Coon ley collection of meteorites which is on de- 

 posit at the Museum was re-arranged and many additions were 

 made during the month of November. The collection now rep- 

 resents 598 falls and finds, which places it at the head of the list 

 of such collections in point of numbers. 



Among the gifts recently received from the New York Zoologi- 

 cal Society are specimens of the following snakes : Bush-Master, 

 Anaconda, Water Moccasin, Texas Rattler, Diamond-Back Rat- 

 tler, Black, Viper and Gopher. These have been mounted and 

 placed on exhibition. 



LECTURES. 

 MEMBERS COURSE 



The Thursday evening Lectures to Members began in No- 

 vember with the following programme for the first course of the 

 season : 



November 12. — Dr. Edmund Otis Hovey, "Mont Pele and 

 the Destruction of St. Pierre." 



November 19. — Prof. Albert S. Bickmore, "The Develop- 

 ment of New York City." 



December 3. — Prof. Albert S. Bickmore, "Niagara." 



December 10. — Prof. Albert S. Bickmore, "Germany: 

 Berlin." 



December 17. — Prof. Albert S. Bickmore, "Germany: 

 Potsdam." 



January 7. — Prof. Henry F. Osborn. "The Evolution of the 

 Horse." 



January 14. — Mr. P'^rank M. Chapman, "Island Bird Life." 



