76 ScientijiG Intelligence. 



III. Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence. 



1. Smithsonian Institution. — The following papers have been 

 recently issued from the Proceedings of the IJ. S. I^ational 

 Museum : 



1269. The Mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ; by 

 Gerrit S. Miller. Pp. 751-795. 



1271. Review of the Larks of the genus Otocoris ; by Harrj^ 

 C. Oberholser. Pp. 801-884. 



1272. New Decapod Crustaceans from the West Coast of 

 North America; hj Mary J. Rathbun. Pp. 885-905. 



1273. A newly found Meteorite from Admire, Kansas ; by 

 George P. Merrill Pp. 907-913. 



1274. Distribution of three new Birds from the Southern 

 United States ; by Edgar A. Mearns. Pp. 915-926. 



Descriptive Catalogue of Meteorite collection in U. S. National 

 Museum to Jan. 1, 1902; by Wirt Tassin. Rept. 1900, pp. 671- 

 698. 3 pis. 



2. United States Weather Bureau: Wind Velocity and Fluc- 

 tuations of Water Level on Lake Erie ; by Alfred J. Henry. 

 Dept. of Agriculture, Bulletin J. 22 pp., 13 pits. — The data col- 

 lected by the Weather Bureau for many years has been tabu- 

 lated and furnishes the basis for an interesting studj^ of the 

 " seiche " of Lake Erie. 



3. Scientia.^ThQ valuable series published in Paris by G. 

 Carre and C. Naud under the above name has received the fol- 

 lowing additions : 



Cryoscopie ; par F. M. EaouU. (Phvs.-Mathematique, No. 13) pp. 106, 

 1901. 



Franges d'interf erence et leurs applications Metrologiqiies ; par J. Mace de 

 Lepiuay. (Phys.-Matlieinatique, No, 14) pp. 101, 1902. 



La Geometrie non Eiiclidienne ; par P, Barbarin. (Phys.-Mathematique. 

 No. 15) pp. 79, 1902. 



Le Phenomene de Kerr et les plienomenes Electro-optiques ; par Eugene 

 Necnlcea. (Phys^-Matliematiqiie, No. 16) pp. 91, 1902. 



Theorie de la L.une ; par H. Andover. (Phys.-Mathematiqne, No. 17) 

 pp. 86, 1902. 



GeometrograpTiie ou Art des Constructions geometriques ; par Emile 

 Lemoine. (Phys.-Mathematique, No. 18) pp. 87, 1902. 



4. OstwalcPs Klassiker der Exakten Wissenschaften. Leipzig, 

 1901-1902 (Wilhelm Engelmann). The following are recent 

 additions to this valuable series: 



Nr. 124. Abhandlungen zur Thermodynamik, chemischer Vorgange ; von 

 H. Helmholtz. Pp. 83. 



Nr. 125. Untersuchungen liber den Salpeter und den salpetrigen Luft- 

 geist, das Brennen und das Athmen ; von John Mayow. Pp. 56. 



Nr, 126. Experimental-Untersuchungen tiber Electricitat (IX bis XI 

 Eeihe) ; von Michael Faraday. (London, 1835.) Pp. 106. 



Nr. 127. Die Auflosung der bestimmten Gleichungen; von Jean Baptiste 

 Joseph Baron Fourier. (Paris, 1831.) Pp. 263. 



Nr. 128. Experimental-Untersuchungen iiber Electricitat, XII und XIII 

 Eeihe) ; von Michael Faraday. (London, 1838.) Pp. 133. 



