THE 
AMERICAN NATURALIST 
NEW SERIES 
fay CE its foundation in 1867 by four of the pupils of Louis 
Agassiz, the AMERICAN NATURALIST has been a representative 
American magazine of Natural History and has played an important 
part in the advancement of science in this country. 
When the new series of the Narura.ist began in January, 1898, 
with volume thirty-two, the new management determined to broaden 
the scope and character of the journal so that it should keep pace 
with the progress of the natural sciences in all parts of the world, 
giving, however, special attention to the work of American natural- 
ists, in order that it might be fully representative of the best that is 
produced within its province in this country. 
The journal aims to present to its readers the leading facts and 
discoveries in the fields of Anthropology, General Biology, Zoology, 
Botany, Paleontology, Geology, and Mineralogy, and the various 
sub-divisions of these subjects— in short, to be representative of 
the natural sciences in the widest sense. 
The scientific and literary excellence of the magazine is assured 
by the character of the editorial board; and that the journal is 
