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BOOK NOTICES. 



philology and pre-Columbian history, was held 

 at Luxembourg, September 10 to 13, and 

 proved a decided success. The visitors, who 

 represented most of the countries of Europe 

 and South America, were most hospitably 

 treated by the inhabitants, who entertained 

 them at a civic banquet on the 14th of Sep- 

 tember. Some highly interesting communica- 

 tions were made, of whicb, perhaps, the most 

 important were the following: 



1. " Papers on the Ancient Mound Builders 

 and Pueblos of New Mexico," by Messrs. Ed- 

 win A. Barber, Pt. Eobertson, H. Gillman, 

 Stephen Peet and M. F. Force. 



2. Papers on " The Antiquities of Green- 

 land and the Primitive Habitat of the Esqui- 

 maux," by Messrs. Waldemar Schmit and Dr. 



Kink. 



3. Papers on "American Hieroglyphics, 

 Ethnology and Civilization," by Professor 

 Leon de Ptosny, Hyde, Clarke, Madier de 

 Montjau, F. A. Allen, Schwab, Malte Brun, 

 Ttronck, Abbe Pinart, Dr. Leemans, of Ley- 

 den, &c. 



4. "Philological Treatises upon the Ameri- 

 can Language," by Messrs. Henry, F. H. 

 Moore and Lucien Adam, the last of whom 

 presented an elaborate comparison of the 

 grammar of sixteen Indian nations. 



5. Historical papers, such as upon the "Eu- 

 ropean Colonies in Markland," by E. Beau- 

 voisin ; "Comparison between Mexican and 

 Peruvian Legislation," by M. Nodal, and other 

 papers. 



6. Several geological treatises, such as one 

 upon " The Stone Age in America," by M. Gui- 



met, of Lyons. 



It is proposed to hold the third Congress 

 (1879) at Brussels. 



BOOK NOTICES. 



The Animal Kingdom, by W. Bingley, A. M. 



1122 pages octavo ; over 1000 engravings. 



Published by Hubbard Bros., Phila. ; 1877. 



This work is a very comprehensive though 

 popular record of zoology, comprising graphic 

 descriptions of nearly all known species of beasts, 

 birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mollusks and 

 animalculse all over the world, prepared, as the 

 author states, after laborious personal research, 

 with the aid of the works of Cuvier, BufTon, 

 Wood, Dallas,Wilson, Audubon, Nuttall, Bona- 

 parte, Agassiz,Jardine, Brewer and many others. 



Not less than 500 difFerent members of the ani- 

 mal kingdom are described, and some of them 

 at considerable length, such as the apes and 

 monkeys, of which 2G varieties are discussed in 

 full, some of which, as the Proboscis monkeys, 

 are very little known. The birds are very fully 

 described, nearly 400 pages being devoted to 

 them. Every department of zoology has 

 received equal attention, and the work is one 

 that reflects credit upon the publishers. While 

 it is not adapted to the use of college professors 

 and scientific S'avans, nor intended for such, it 

 must necessarily be just what is needed by the 

 teachers in our schools and by the heads of 

 familie?, for use in the instruction of children ; 

 for such purposes the descriptions are sufiiciently 

 technical and minute, at the same time that 

 they are written in an easy and attractive styk;, 

 well calculated to make a lasting impression 

 upon the mind of the general reader. The illus- 

 trations are exceptionally good, and the who!e M 

 make-up of the work unusually complete. It " 

 must meet with a ready sale on its merits alone. 

 The publishing house is represented here by 

 Mr. L. L. Boynton, who is extending his agen- 

 cies in all directions. 



The Engineering and Mining Journal. 



Oct. 13, 1877. No. 15, Vol. 24. Quarto ; pp. 



18. Weekly. Scientific Publishing Co , 27 



Park Place, New York, $4.00 per annum ; 



single numbers, 10 cents. 



This well known periodical, including the 

 Coal and Iron Record, of New York, and the 

 Mining Bevieiv, of Denver, Col., is edited by 

 Eichard P. Eothwell, C. E., M. E., and Kossiter 

 W. Raymond, Ph. D.,and is devoted to mining, 

 metallurgy and engineering, being the leading 

 journal of the kind in this country. Messrs. 

 Van Wagener and Eose are in charge of the 

 Denver branch office, while Don Antonio Del 

 Castillo is the stafi correspondent in the city of 

 Mexico. It contains a great deal of matter most 

 interesting and valuable to western readers and 

 all others who desire to keep themselves ap- 

 prised of the progress of mining and engineer- 

 ing in the Eocky Mountains. 



Science Observer. Vol. 1, No. 4. Boston, 

 September, 1877, Published monthly by the 

 Boston Amateur Scientific Society. Price, 

 25 cents. 

 This is a small, unpretentious, S-pnged paper, 



c.illed by its editors a "Journal for Amateur 



