MaEcii ir>, 1895.] 



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cussed by Di-s. Heitzmann, Wilder, Dwight 

 and Lamb. 



8. ' Anomalies — Their significance.' Dr. 

 Dwight. 



9. ' Some muscular variations of the 

 shoulder girdle and upper exti-emity, with 

 especial reference to revereions in this re- 

 gion.' Dr. Hunting-ton. 



10. 'Some anomalies of the brain." Dr. 

 Wilder. 



11. ' The correlation between specific di- 

 versity and individual variability, as illus- 

 ti-ated by the ej'e muscle nerves of the Am- 

 phibia.' Professor C. Judson Herrick. 



The discussion on papers 8 to 11, inclu- 

 sive, was then opened by Dr. Baker, and 

 contmned by Dr. Shepherd (who illustrated 

 his remarks with specimens). Dr. Wilder, 

 Dr. Lamb (who also showed a specimen), Dr. 

 Huntington, and concluded by Dr. Dwight. 



Dr. \\'ilder exhil>ited a brainless frog and 

 made remarks thereon. 



On motion, the thanks of the Association 

 were tendered to the College, and particu- 

 larly to Dr. Huntington, for their hospital- 

 ity.^ 



The following members were present at 

 some time during the session : Allen, Ba- 

 ker, Bevan, Bosher, Dwight, FeiTis, Ger- 

 rish, Hamann, Heitzmann, C. J. Herrick, 

 Huntington, Lamb. Moody, Shepherd, 

 Spitzka, Weisse, Wilder. Total, 17. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



A CARD CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC 



LITERATURE. 



Editor of Science — Dear Sir : Your in- 

 vitation to open in the columns of Science 

 a discussion of the jirojected Catalogue of 

 Scientific Literature to be prepared by in- 

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 were presented in your issue of February 

 15, affords me a welcome opportunity to 

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 ment that I believe destined to prove of the 

 highest importance to scholarship. As a 



few of your readei-s are aware, I printed 

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