SCIENCE 



Editokial Committee : S. Newcomb, Mathematics ; R. S. "Woodwaed, Mechanics ; E. C. Pickering, 



Astronomy; T. C. Mendenhall, Physics; R. H. Thueston, Engineering; lEA Eemsen, Chemistry; 



J. Le Conte, Geology; W. M. Davis, Physiography; O. C. Maesh, Paleontology; W. K. 



Beooks, C. Haet Meeeiam, Zoology ; S. H. Scuddee, Entomology ; N. L. Beitton, 



Botany ; Heney F. Osboen, General Biology ; H. P. Bowditch, Physiology ; 



J. S. Billings, Hygiene ; J. McKeen Cattell, Psychology ; 



Daniel G. Beinton, J. W. Powell, Anthropology. 



Friday, November 13, 1896. 



CONTENTS : 



Honors to James Sail at Buffalo ; W J McGee, 

 John M. Claeke, B. K. Emeeson, Joseph Le 

 Conte, T. Guilfoed Smith, Geoege M. Daw- 

 son, J. J. Stevenson 697 



Current Notes on Anthropology : — 

 Malthusianism in Anthropology; Crania from 

 Florida: D. G. Beinton 717 



Current Notes on Bleteorology : — 



The Highest Kite Ascent ; Waterspout Photographs ; 

 Seven-day Thunderstorm Periodicity : R. DeC. 

 Waed 718 



Notes on Inorganic Chemistry: J. L. H 719 



Astronomical Notes : H.J 720 



Scientific Notes and Netvs 721 



University and Educational News 723 



Discussion and Correspondence : — 



The Length of a Curved Line : Thomas S. Fiske. 

 On Criticisms of Organic Selection: J. Maek 

 Baldwin, J. McKeen Cattell. The Instincts 

 of Birds: Geo. Chas. Buchanan. Final 

 Summary of the Report of the Geological Survey 

 of Pennsylvania: E. V. d'Invilliees 724 



Scientific Literature : — 



Hertwig^s Principles of Zoology : D. S. Kelli- 

 cott. OppeVs Lehrbuch der vergleichenden mi- 

 JcrosTcopischen Anatomie der Wirbelthiere : C. M. 

 Child. 729 



Societies and Academies : — 



Biological Society of Washington : F. A. Lucas. 

 Entomological Society of Washington : L. O. How- 

 AED. Northwestern University Science Clui : A. 

 R. Ceook 731 



MSS. intended for publication and books, etc., intended 

 for review should be sent to the responsible editor. Prof. J. 

 McKeen Cattell, Garrison-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



HONOBS TO JAMES HALL AT BUFFALO. 



One of the noteworthy features of the re- 

 cent meeting of the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science at Buffalo 

 was the celebration of the sixtieth anniver- 



sary of Prof. James Hall's public service to 

 science as State Geologist of New York. 

 To this event the afternoon session of Sec- 

 tion E (Geology and Geography) was de- 

 voted on Wednesday, August 26; and many 

 of&cers and members of the Association 

 withdrew from other sections for the pur- 

 pose of participating in this memorial meet- 

 ing. Prof. Hall was present, having crossed 

 the continent from the Pacific slope (whither 

 he had been ordered by his physician a few 

 weeks before for much needed recuperation) 

 to attend the meeting on receiving notice 

 that his presence was especially desired by 

 his friends. 



The session was opened by Vice-Presi- 

 dent Prof. B. K. Emerson, Chairman of 

 Section E., on behalf of the Association and 

 of the Geological Society of America, which 

 united with the parent body during the 

 Buffalo meeting. Prof. Emerson's opening 

 address was as follows : 



It was a fortunate coincidence that the 

 Geological Society of America, which 

 swarmed so recently from the larger Asso- 

 ciation, should have returned this summer 

 for a union meeting in the parent hive. 

 This assemblage is thus made fully repre- 

 sentative of American geology and paleon- 

 tology. This seems fitting when we con- 

 sider the purpose which has brought us to- 

 gether to celebrate three score years of most 

 arduous and most fruitful oflScial work; nay, 



