6y The West AiJierica?! Scientist. 



of the United States, 1885-86; Waldon Ridge, Tennessee, me- 

 teorite; Taney County, Missouri, meteorite; Hollow Quartz from 

 Arizona ; Chattanooga County, Georgia, meteorite ; East Ten- 

 nessee (?) meteorite; A North Carolina Diamond; Hydrophane 

 from Colorado and silver nugget from Mexico; Powder Mill 

 Creek meteorite; Rhodocrosite from Colorado; on thenevvarti. 

 ficial rubies; two new meteorites from Carroll County, Kentucky, 

 and Catorze, Mexico; Gold ornaments from United States of 

 Columbia; Gold and silver ornaments from mounds of Florida; 

 on a large garnet. 



Bulletin on the building stones of California. From the Uni- 

 versity of California, Berkeley, 1888. 



Report of the condition of winter grain, the condition of farm 

 animals, and on freight rates of transportation companies. April, 

 1888. U. S. Dept.' Agric. 



The following papers, by Dr.- R. W. Shufeldt, have been re- 

 ceived frcm their author: Osteology of Amia Calva; On an old 

 portrait of Audubon, painted by himself, and a word about some 

 of his early drawings; A review of the muscles used in the classi- 

 fication of birds ; On a collection of birds' sterna and skulls, col- 

 lected by Dr. T. H. Streets; Notes on a few of the diseases and 

 injuries of birds; Notes on visceral anatomy of certain Auks; 

 Description of Hesperomys truei; On injury of the beak in birds, 

 and the method of repair; The Veterinary Service of the U. S. 

 Army; Arrow-release among the Navajos ; (Observations upon 

 the habits of micropus melanoleucus, with critical notes on its 

 plumage and external characters ; The number of bones at pres- 

 ent known in the pectoral and pelvic limbs of birds ; Anatomy of 

 Geococcyx Californianus ; Additional notes upon the Anatomy of 

 the Trochili, Caprimulgi and Cypselidae; Observations on the 

 Pterylosis of certain Picidae; Contributions to science and biblio- 

 graphical resume of the writings of R. W. Shufeldt, 1881-1887. 



CENTENNIAL OF CINCINNA TI AND THE CEN- 

 TRAL STATES. 



Antiquarians, historians and all students of Natural History 

 will be especially interested in the great Centennial Exposition 

 to be held at Cincinnati, Ohio, from July 4th to October 27th. 

 Over 5,000,000 objects wil be displayed, covering about 600,000 

 square feet of space. Excursion rates on all the railroads. This 

 event will be ever remembered in the history of the great north- 

 west. 



Collectors and correspondents of Warren K. Moorehead will 

 be pleased to learn that his entire collection will be on exhibition 

 in the 'Pioneer and Historical Building,' covering 500 square feet. 

 Mr. Moorehead will attend it in person and will be pleased to 

 meet and make the acquaintance of all interested in Archaeology. 



