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in Japan. His main object in visiting Japan was to study more 
fully a group of animals upon which he has been at work for a 
long time—the Brachiopoda. 
Accepting an appointment as professor of Zoology in the Impe- 
rial University of Tokio he established a Zoological station on the 
coast for the purpose of collecting material for the University 
Museum and for the training of Japanese assistants in the work. 
Ilis studies of Lingula have brought out many points new to 
science. The discovery of audito In ss 
been changed twice since August 20th, and yet no specimen 
died. This illustrated more fully the vitality of Lingula than the 
experiments he had made on the North Carolina Lingula several 
years since. : 
A description was also given of an ancient shell-mound discov- 
ered by Professor Morse at Omori near Tokio, and photographs of 
many of the vessels exhumed were exhibited. The general aspects 
of the deposit were like those described by Steenstrup in Denmark, 
’ ates coast. 
The implements were mostly horn. Only three rude stone imple- 
ments were discovered. The pottery was remarkable in showing 
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by Professor Hartt in Brazil. Mr. Morse was not pre 
whether it was early Aino or a race which ‘ the Ainos 
and which the Ain i in their occupation of the island 
