26 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 
President Jesup provided the necessary pecuniary support for the 
expedition, and Professor Osborn embarked on his undertaking with 
letters from President Roosevelt to Lord Cromer, the head of the Egyp- 
tian government, introducing him as Geologist and Paleontologist of 
the U. S. Geological Survey, as well as Vice-president and Curator of 
this Museum, and from eminent English and German scientists who 
have preceded him in the work of exploring this desert. Professor 
Osborn will return about April 1 and will doubtless have a story of 
experiences very different from those incident to the exploration of our 
own western country, to which he has devoted so much time in the 
last fifteen years, interesting as the latter have been. ‘The party goes 
by camel train southwestward from Cairo three days’ journey into the 
desert, and the region in which work is to be carried on is at least fifty 
miles from the nearest source of water. 
THE MUSEUM “BULLETIN” FOR 1906. 
= ae aw twenty-second volume of the BULLETIN of the Ameri- 
can Museum was issued during the year 1906. ‘The 
articles, which pertain to the scientific work of the 
museum and are technical in character, are also pub- 
lished separately and, like the volume itself, may be 
obtained from the Librarian. ‘The table of contents of 
the volume is as follows: 
Page 
Art. I. The Habits of the Tent-Building Ant (Cremastogaster lineo- 
lata Say). By Witt1amM Morton WHEELER. (Plates I-VI). 1 
Art. Il. On the Skull of Edaphosaurus ities oe By E. C. 
CASE. “UR igte VEE) to oe. te os , a 
Art. III. Descriptions of two new Boum ra (Ec Fee mys a Sonn: 
chelys) and two new Species (Xenochelys formosa and Terrapene 
putnam?) of Fossil Turtles. By Oriver P. Hay. (7 text figures) 27 
Art. IV. On the Founding of Colonies by Queen Ants, with special 
reference to the Parasitic and Slave-making Species. By WILLIAM 
Morton WHEELER. (Plates VIII-XIV) wT ee 
Art. V. The Orthoptera of the Bahamas. By James A. G. Renn. 
(4 text figmres)* 0. ce is on sy aie Sia ae ae Sen ayn 
Arr. VI. The Myzostomes of the “Albatross” Expedition to Japan. 
By J. F. McCienpon. (Plates XV-XVII) ........ 119 
Arr. VII. Notes on Some Jurassic Fossils from Franz Josef Land, 
