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AN unusually fine collection of Orthoptera has been pur- 
chased from Prof. Lawrence Bruner, of Lincoln, Nebraska. 
The collection contains 255 species and about 825 specimens. 
LECTURES. 
MEMBERS’ COURSE. 
THE first course of lectures for the season 1905-1906 to members 
of the American Museum of Natural History and those holding com- 
plimentary tickets given them by Members, will be given according 
to the following programme. The lectures will be delivered by 
members of the scientific staff of the Museum and will be fully illus- 
trated by stereopticon: 
Thursday evenings at 8.15 o’clock. 
November 9.—Mr. Frank M. Cuapman, ‘‘The Bird Life of 
Florida.”’ 
November 16.—Mr. Louis P. Gratacap, ‘Newfoundland: Its 
Scenery and People.” 
November 23.—Dr. Epmunp Otis Hovey, “Northern Mexico: 
Its Deserts, Plateaux and Canyons.”’ 
December 7.—PROFESSOR HENRY FAIRFIELD OsBorn, ‘The 
Museum’s Rocky Mountain Explorations of 1905.”’ 
December 14.—PROFESSOR ALBERT S. Bickmore, “ The Philip- 
pines—Manila.”’ 
December 21.—PROFESSOR ALBERT S. Bickmore, ‘“‘The Philip- 
pines—Luzon.”’ 
PUPILS’ COURSE. 
THE lectures by members of the scientific staff of the Museum to 
pupils of the public schools and children of Members of the Museum 
will be resumed about the middle of October. The course, which is 
on topics supplementary to school work in nature study, geography 
and history, consists of twelve lectures, each of which is given three 
times. The lectures will be delivered Mondays, Wednesdays and 
Fridays at 4 p.m., and will be open to public-school children when 
accompanied by their teacher, and to the children of Members on 
presentation of their membership ticket. Additional particulars 
may be learned by addressing the Director of the Museum. 
