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Newfoundland and the Southern Coast of Labrador, 

 1818, pp. 131-134). Charles Lanman's account is a 

 word for word transcr'ption of this account, but 

 whether his apology is due Captain Hardy or Lieu- 

 tenant Chappell the Recording- Angel only knows. 



BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE. William T. 

 Davis. (No abstract.) 



REPTILE LORE OF THE NORTHERN 

 INDIANS. Dr. F. G. Speck. (No abstract.) 



NOTES ON THE TYPES OF WEST AFRICAN 

 SPECTES OF LIZARDS DESCRIBED BY DR. 

 EDWARD HALLOWELL. Karl P. Schmidt. (No 

 abstract.) The results set forth in this communica- 

 tion will appear in Mr. Schmidt's forthcoming report 

 on the Lang-Chapin Congo reptiles, to be published by 

 the American Museum of Natural History, New York. 



HERPETOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 

 MICHIGAN. Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven. 



It has seemel to me that a brief account of the 

 work in herpetology which is be : ng done at the Uni- 

 versity of Michigan wouli probably be of some interest 

 to the Society since the University is geographically a 

 little remote from the museums where most of the 

 research in this field is carried on, and it has been 

 thought best, in view of the conditions, to emphasize 

 a certam field and method of investigation. 



The nature of the work in herpetology in the 

 Museum of Zoology is determined by the general policy 

 adopted for the Museum. This policy covers both the 

 field and the methods of investigation, and it is 

 restricted both because the Museum is a state institu- 

 tion and because its resources are so limited that it is 

 necessary to concentrate them to obtain the greatest 

 results. Very briefly, it is purposed to make an 

 exhaustive study of the Michigan fauna, and to encour- 

 age more comprehens've studies only in those groups 

 which the members of the staff select for individual 

 study. It has been decided to emphasize research, to 

 attach secondary importance to the assisting of schools 

 and local naturalists and to consider as third in value 

 the preparation of exhibits, In the fieH work the 

 environmental relations are to be emphasized, in the 

 bel'ef that these relations are an imoortart factor in- 

 determining distribut:"on and that a knowledge of the 



