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tion too long to be quoted in full. H. S. 

 Jennings gives a most interesting review of 

 " Eecent Work on the Behavior of Higher 

 Animals." 



The American Museum Journal for May 

 has an excellent and well-illustrated article 

 on " The Use of the Chilcat Blanket," by 

 Geo. T. Emmons, a notice of " New Material 

 from the Congo Free State " and a note on 

 " Preserved Tattooed Heads of the Maori of 

 New Zealand." " Museum News Notes " tell 

 of the various expeditions that are in the field 

 or are about to set out. 



The Bulletin of the Charleston Museum for 

 April is mainly devoted to an article by Her- 

 bert E. Lass on the " April Bird Life of 

 Otranto." Eighty-one species were observed 

 in three days, the most interesting being the 

 snake-birds which have but recently estab- 

 lished themselves in this locality. 



The contents of the March issue of Ter- 

 restrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Elec- 

 tricity are: Portrait of Michel Eykatchew 

 (frontispiece) ; " Some Microseismic Tremors 

 and their Apparent Connection with Baro- 

 metric Variations," by John E. Burbank; 

 " Magnetic Survey of the Dutch East Indies " 

 (sixth communication), by W. van Bemmelen; 

 " Biographical Sketch of Michel Eykatchew " ; 

 " Stormer's Work on the Physics of the Au- 

 rora," reviewed by P. G. Nutting ; " Is the 

 Earth's Action on a Magnet only a Couple?" 

 by L. A. Bauer. Letters to the Editor : " Prin- 

 cipal Magnetic Storms recorded at the Chel- 

 tenham Magnetic Observatory," by O. H. Titt- 

 mann; " The Magnetic Character of the Year 

 1906," by E. van Everdingen. Some of the 

 early issues of Terrestrial Magnetism and 

 Atmospheric Electricity have been reprinted 

 so that complete sets can be again supplied. 

 Orders should be sent to the Johns Hopkins 

 Press, Baltimore. 



SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES 



THE UTAH ACADEMY OF SCIEKCE 



On the evening of Friday, April 3, the Utah 

 Academy of Science was organized in the 

 auditorium of the Packard Library, Salt Lake 



City. A constitution was adopted and the 

 following officers were elected: 



President — Dr. Ira D. Cardiff, University of 

 Utah. 



First Vice-president — Dr. John A. Widtsoe, 

 Utah Agricultural College. 



Second Vice-president — Dr. S. H. Goodwin, 

 Proctor Academy. 



Secretary — A. 0. Garrett, Salt Lake High 

 School. 



Treasurer — E. M. Hall, L. D. S. University. 



Councillors — Dr. John Sundwall, University of 

 Utah; Dr. E. D. Ball, Utah Agricultural College, 

 and Dr. W. C. Ebaugh, University of Utah. 



Three sessions were held, during which the 

 following program was given: 



"The Primordial Element: A Recurring Hy- 

 pothesis," by Dr. W. C. Ebaugh. 



" Origin and Distribution of the Flora of the 

 Great Plateau," by Professor Marcus E. Jones. 



" Results of Some Investigations of Parasitic 

 Insects," by Professor E. G. Titus. 



" Notes on the Nesting Habits of the Genera 

 Bonibus and Osmia," by Dr. Thilena Fletcher 

 Homer. 



" The Origin of the Homopterous Faima of the 

 Desert," by Dr. E. D. Ball. 



" Rusts and Smuts of Salt Lake and Adjacent 

 Counties," by A. 0. Garrett. 



" Concerning the Radiation from the Nernst 

 Lamp," by Dr. L. W. Hartman. 



" Refractory Clay, and the Effects of Ingredi- 

 ents upon the Melting Point," by A. F. Greaves- 

 Walker. 



" Recent Researches bearing upon the Physical 

 Basis of Heredity," by Dr. Ira D. Cardiff. 



" Researches on Gland Cells," by Dr. John 

 Sundwall. 



A motion was carried empowering the coun- 

 cil to make arrangements for a July excursion 

 to some of the near-by points of interest. 

 A. 0. Gaerett, 



Secretary 



THE botanical SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



The forty-eighth regular meeting was held 

 at the Ebbitt House on Saturday evening, 

 March 28, at eight o'clock. Previous to the 

 meeting a dinner was served to th-e members 

 present. 



The first paper on the scientific program 

 was by Mr. A. S. Hitchcock, entitled " Grass 



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