SEPTEMBER 29, 1899. ] 
Catherine,’ descriptions of new Coccids, by T. 
D. A. Cockerell and A. Hempel, and ‘ Contri- 
butions to our Knowledge of the Spiders of 
Sao Paulo,’ by W. J. Moenkhaus. A. S. 
Woodward describes several new fishes from 
the bituminous schists of Taubaté, interesting 
from the fact that they belong to existing gen- 
era, and Ricardo Krone gives an account of 
‘the Limestone Caves of Iporanga.’ The 
major part of the volume is devoted to a syste- 
matic list of ‘the Birds of Sao Paulo,’ by Dr. 
von Ihreing, intended as a working basis for the 
study and discussion of the ornithology of that 
State. Dr. von Ihering admits 590 species. 
An alphabetical index of the common names is 
appended which should be of good service to 
those interested in the avifauna of Brazil. The 
volume closes with a bibliography of current 
works on natural history and anthropology 
relating to Brazil. Dr. von Ihering records 
the finding of a dead specimen of Spheniscus 
magellanicus on the coast of the island of Santo 
Amaro off the coast of Brazil, in about latitude 
24° §. A previous example was taken still 
farther north at Sao Sebastiao island, 23° 8. 
American Chemical Journal for September, 
1899, contains the following articles: 
“On alkyl malonic nitriles and their deriva- 
tives,’ by J. C. Hessler. 
‘On the phenylhydrazones of benzoin,’ by 
A. Smith. 
‘Thermal effects of the dilution of some 
salts,’ by F. P. Dunnington and T. Hoggard ; 
“Preservation of Hiibl’s reagent,’ by R. Boll- 
ing; ‘Dehydration of crystals ‘of sodium 
phosphate,’ by T. C. Whitlock and C. E Bar- 
field. 
‘Examination of a Sandstone from Augusta 
County, Virginia,’ by W. W. Miller, Jr. 
‘Solubility of lead sulphate in ammonium 
acetate,’ by J. C. Long. 
‘Analysis of Smithsonite from Arkansas,’ by 
W. W. Miller, Jr. 
‘Desulphones and ketosulphones,’ by E. P. 
Kohler and Margaret B. MacDonald. 
‘The reaction between sulphone chlorides 
and metallic derivatives of ketonic esters,’ by 
E. P. Kohler and Margaret B. MacDonald. 
J. E. G. 
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The Osprey for September opens with a brief 
article on ‘Familiar Birds of Honolulu,’ by 
Milton S. Ray, followed by ‘ Eight Days Among 
the Birds of Northern New Hampshire,’ con- 
tributed by John N. Clark, and dealing mainly 
with the nesting habits of the many species ob- 
served. Four short papers deal mostly with vari- 
ous warblers and then, under the head of Notes 
for ‘Observation of Habits of Birds,’ Ernest 
Seton Thompson gives a list of the points that 
should be particularly noted. F. H. Knowlton 
and W. F. Henninger contribute letters on the 
question of excessive egg collecting. Numerous 
interesting notes and reviews of current liter- 
ature complete the volume. 
THE only scientific and philosophical articles 
which appear in the October Monist are: (1) 
‘Psychology and the Ego,’ by Professor C. Lloyd 
Morgan, Bristol, England; (2) ‘The Man of 
Genius,’ by Professor G. Sergi, Rome, Italy ; 
and (8) ‘A Decade of Philosophy in France,’ by 
Lucien Arréat. The remainder of the contents 
is devoted to a discussion of the Bible, by Pro- 
fessor C. A. Cornill, of Breslau, Germany, Dr. 
W. Henry Green, of Princeton, N. J., and Dr. 
Paul Carus. 
Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly for Octo- 
ber, completing its fifty-fifth volume, has as a 
frontispiece a portrait of the late William Pep- 
per, and includes an article narrating his great 
activity for the public institutions of Philadel- 
phia and especially the University of Pennsyl- 
vania. The number contains an account of the 
Columbus meeting of the American Association, 
by Professor D. 8. Martin, and a number of 
other articles including two on the administra- 
tion of charities, by Bishop Potter and Comp- 
troller B. 8. Coles. 
SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES. 
THE WASHINGTON BOTANICAL CLUB. 
THE eighth regular meeting was held August 
2, 1899, a paper by Dr. Gerrit S. Miller, of the 
U. S. National Museum, on the species of 
Apocynum occurring within the District of Co- 
lumbia, was presented by Mr. Pollard. Dr. 
Miller recognizes three new species in addition 
to the already known A. androsemifolium L., 
A. cannabinum L., A. medium Greene and A. 
