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7. "On the Classification of Dinosauria, with Ob- 

 servations on the Dinosauria of the Trias (op. cit., 

 xxvi, 1870, pp. 32-50. Read November 24, 1869. 

 Sci. Mem. iU, xxix, p. 487). One interesting point in 

 this paper is the endeavour to show that the area of dis- 

 tribution "Arctogsea," including the northern parts of 

 the land of both hemispheres, has existed from a remote 

 geological epoch. 



8. "On the Ethnology and Archaeology of India. 

 Opening Address of the President" (J. Ethnol. Soc, 

 New Ser., i, 1869, pp. 89-93, Delivered March .9, 

 1869. Sci. Mem., iii, xxiv, p. 427). — This was the 

 outcome of work undertaken in connection with Fayrer's 

 scheme, to which allusion has already been made (see 



P- 83)- 



9. " On the Ethnology and Archaeology of North 



America" (op. cit., i, 1869, pp. 218-21. Delivered 

 April 13, 1869. Sci. Mem., iii, xxv, p. 432). 



10. " On the Representatives of the Malleus and Incus 

 of the Mammalia in other Vertebrata " (Proc. Zool. Soc, 

 1869, pp. 391-407. Read May 27, 1869. Sci. Mem., 

 iii, XXVI, p. 436). — This is an important contribution 

 to the literature regarding two of the minute bones which 

 convey sound-vibrations across the drum of the ear. The 

 views of Professor Peters are criticized, and others 

 advanced. 



During 1869, Huxley also wrote an interesting critique, 

 " The Genealogy of Animals " (Coll. Essays, ii, p. 107) 

 on the important work, The Natural History of Creation 

 ("Natiirliche Schopfungs-Geschichte," Berlin, 1868), put 

 out by his friend. Professor Haeckel of Jena, of whom 

 he says : — 



" Considering that Germany now takes the lead of the world 

 in scientific investigations, and particularly in biology, Mr. Darwin 



