SCIENCE 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, PUBLISHING THE 



OFFICIAL NOTICES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



Editorial Committkb : S. Nbwcomb, Mathematics ; R. S. Woodwaed, Mechanics ; E. C. Pickbbing, 

 Astronomy ; T. C Mendenhall, Physics ; R. H. Thurston, Engineering ; Ira Remsen, Chemistry ; 

 Charles D. Walcott, Geology ; W. M. Davis, Physiography ; Henry F. Osboen, Paleon- 

 tology ; W. K. Brooks, C. Hart Meeriam, Zoology ; S. H. Scuddbr, Entomology ; C. E. 

 Bessey, N. L. Beitton, Botany ; C. S. MiNOT, Embryology, Histology ; H. P. Bow- 

 ditch, Physiology ; J. S. Billings, Hygiene ; William H. Welch, Pathol- 

 ogy ; J. McKben Cattell, Psychology ; J. W. Powell, Anthropology. 



Friday, January 17, 1902. 



CONTENTS: 



The Geological Society of America: De. 



Amadeus W. Geabau 81 



Forestry in New York State 91 



Field Work of the Ethnological Division of the 

 American Museum of Natural History in 



1901 96 



Scientifio Books: — 



Backer's Gesang der Vogel: J. A. A. 

 Lepidoptera in the British Museum: De. 

 Haeeison G. Dtae. Gaupp's Anatomy of 

 the Frog: Peofessoe J. S. Kingsley. 

 Bailey's Qualitative Analysis; Thurston's 

 Inorganic Chemistry ; Benedict's Chemical 

 Lecture Experiments: Peofessoe Edwaed 



Eenotjf. General - 98 



Scientific Journals and Articles 103 



Societies and Academies : — • 



The American Mathematical Society: Peo- 

 fessoe P. N. Cole. The Academy of Sci- 

 ence of St. Louis: Peofessoe William 

 Teelease. North Carolina Section of the 

 American Chemical Society: Chaeles 

 Burgess Williams. Section of Geology and 

 Mineralogy of the New Hiork Academy of 

 Sciences: Peofessoe Richaed E. Dodge. 

 Biological Society of Washington: F. A. 



Lucas 103 



Shorter Articles: — 



Are Humming-Birds Cypseloid or Caprimul- 

 goidf HUBEET Lyman Claek. Injuries 

 to the Eye caused by Intense Light: Feank 



Allen 108 



Current Notes on Meteorology : — 



Rainfall, Commerce and Politics; Economic 

 Effects of Last July's Heat and Drought; 

 Snow Crystals; Weather and Tetanus: 



Peofessoe R. DeC. Waed 110 



Wireless Telegraphy: Peofessoe W. S. 



Feanklin 112 



Clarence King 113 



Map of the Philippines 118 



The Carnegie Institution 114 



Scientific Notes and News 115 



University and Educational Neios 120 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 



The fourteenth annual meeting of the 

 Geological Society of America was held in 

 Rochester, N. T., from Tuesday, December 

 31, 1901, to Thursday, January 2, 1902. 

 An informal session of the Council, to can- 

 vass the ballots for officers and fellows, was 

 held on Monday night, December 30, at the 

 Whitcomb House, the headquarters of the 

 Society. A formal session of the Council 

 was held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning in 

 Sibley Hall, University of Rochester. 



Owing to the unavoidable absence of 

 President Walcott, the meeting was called 

 to order by Professor Newton H. Winchell, 

 shortly after 10 o'clock, in the geological 

 lecture room of the University of Roches- 

 ter, and the address of welcome and re- 

 sponse were postponed until the arrival of 

 the president. The report of the Council 

 and officers having been printed and dis- 

 tributed to the members, its consideration 

 was laid over until Thursday. Professor 

 R. E. Dodge and Dr. E. 0. Hovey were 

 then appointed auditing committee. The 

 vote for officers for 1902 was declared as 

 follows : 



President, N. H. Winchell, Minneapolis, Minn; 

 First Vice-President, S. F. Emmons, Washington, 

 D. C; Second Vice-President, J. C. Branner, Stan- 

 ford University, Cal.; Secretary, H. L. Fairchild, 

 Rochester, N. Y.; Treasurer, I. C. White, Mor- 

 gantown, W. Va. ; Editor, J. Stanley-Brown, 



