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nell University, Ithaca, N. Y., 1882), has applied these terms 

 to entomology. They are such well known toponymic terms 

 as cephalic, caudal, dorsal, ventral, and so forth, and their ad- 

 verbial forms. Wilder gives important references, as does 

 also Comstock (/. c.'). 



I am indebted to Dr. Frank H. Chittenden for reference to 

 A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists, and Co?npe7idiutn of 

 Useful Knozvledge for Ornithologists, by Robert Ridgway, 

 Boston, 1886, 129 pp., plates i-xvii, treating of the physics 

 of colors in their relation to natural sciences, with a compara- 

 tive vocabulary, and a good glossary of ornithological terms. 

 A feature of this work is that some of the morphological or 

 descriptive terms are illustrated by outline drawings, a most 

 commendable and the only clear way of fixing definitions of 

 terms. The color schemes are also good. As a whole, the 

 work deserves attention from the entomologist, as much of it 

 is applicable to his science, if judgment is used. It is to be 

 regretted that the author did not carry his work further, and 

 include more of the descriptive terms in the plates. The 

 writer's attention has also been called to the following, which 

 are important contributions to special terminology. They are 

 listed because treating of minor or little known groups of in- 

 sects or for other special reasons. They are : 1^82. Moses 

 Harris. Exposition of E?iglish Insects. Including the several 

 Classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera, or Bees, Flies, 

 and LibellulcE, etc. London, MDCCLXXXII. Introductory 

 Preface, pp. ii-viii, figs. I-IV, color plate. (Illustrates terms 

 used, and gives a color scheme). — /<?J5. Edward Newman. 

 The Grammar of Entotnology, London, Bk. II, Physiology, pp. 

 97-159. (General terminology). — 184.8. Friderico Antonio Kole- 

 nati. Genera et Species Trichopterorum Pars prior, Heteropal- 

 poidea. PragcE,pp.8-i'j,tabeln. (Terminology). — 186 r. Franz 

 Xaver Fieber. Die europdischen Hemiptera. Halbflugler {Rhyn- 

 chota Heteroptera) , Wien. pp. 2-14, tafeln I-II. (Terminology.) 

 — 186§. Charles Brunner de Wattenwyl. Nouveau Systeme des 

 Blattaires, Vietine, pp. 1-16. (Terminology). — iSy^. Franz 

 Xaver Fieber. Les Cicadiyies d'Eiirope, Strasbourg, premiere 

 pariie, pp. 9-25, pis. — 1896. L. Melichar. Cicadinen {Hemip- 



