THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 



at the University of North Carolina, was at the ]\Iuseum for a 

 few days in July, on his way to England. He will spend the 

 next academic year at the University of Michigan, as acting 

 assistant professor of zoology. 



Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn spent several weeks in 

 August and September visiting the various places in the West, 

 where the Department of \'ertebrate Palaeontology has been 

 carrying on field work during the past season. These localities, 

 as stated in the July number of the Journal, were Fort Bridger 

 and vicinity. Reed and Bone Cabin Quarries in Wyoming, and 

 the southwestern part of South Dakota. 



Dr. E. O. Hovey of the Department of Geology visited 

 Vienna in August to represent the Museum at the ninth triennial 

 meeting of the International Geological Congress. He gave a 

 public lecture before the congress on the recent volcanic ei"up- 

 tions on the islands of Martinique and St. Vincent. 



Mr. Frank M. Chapman's quest for birds and accessories in 

 California, mentioned in the last number of the Journal, was 

 very successful and he brought back to the Museum a large 

 amount of material from which groups will be constructed for 

 our exhibition halls, as well as specimens for the research col- 

 lections and numerous photographs. 



Mr. W. Beutenmuller's expedition to North Carolina in 

 May and June for insects was very successful. A full account 

 of the trip mav be expected in a future number of the Journal. 



