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tials relating to the questions discussed, like that published by 

 Professor Marbut, Plate VI of his paper. 



Again, the present writer wishes to express his appreciation of 

 Professor Marbut's paper as an interesting and detailed account of 

 physiographic changes, the main features of which were already 

 known. 



A. H. Purdue. 

 University of Arkansas, 

 Fayetteville, Ark. 



Ensayo de una bibliografia historica i jeografica de Chile. Por Nico- 

 las Anrique r. 1 l. Ignacio Silva a. Santiago de Chile. 

 1902. 8vo, xix -f- 679 pages. 



This work is of the first importance to all students of the history, 

 geography, and geology of Chile. It contains 2,561 titles, to many of 

 which are added brief but valuable annotations. The bulk of the 

 works listed are in the Spanish language, but there are many in Ger- 

 man, French, and English. The first 996 titles relate to the history 

 of Chile; the remaining 1,565 relate to its geography, including topog- 

 raphy, hydrography, seismology, meteorology, travels, geology, pale- 

 ontology, and mineralogy. The introduction to the second part con- 

 tains a sketch of the physical geography of Chile. The author observes 

 that the number of Chilean volcanoes has been greatly exaggerated. 

 A list of them is given, with their latitudes, elevations, and dates of 

 last eruptions. This list mentions forty volcanoes, for several of which 

 no eruptions have been reported. The second part of this introduc- 

 tion devotes eleven pages to the meteorology and climate, under which 

 are included earthquakes, the most important of which are listed. The 

 third part of the introduction treats briefly of ethnographic geogra- 

 phy. In spite of numerous oversights and omissions this is one of 

 the most valuable publications made of late years in Chile and it is to 

 be hoped that it will be turned to abundant account by our students 

 of both political and natural history. 



J. C. Branner. 

 Stanford University, 



California, November 4, 1902. 



