742 THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. [Vou. XXXIII. 
mediate form between the chimpanzee and the gorilla. “ Johanna” 
has survived the vicissitudes of menagerie life for an unusually long 
period; she was kept in the zoological gardens at Lisbon for four 
years, was brought to America, and later was transported to England, 
where she has lived a year. 
In the American Antiquarian for May appears “ the first thorough, 
complete, and reasonably scientific investigation and description ” 
of the quaternary deposits at Abbeville, France. The paper deals 
with the topography, fauna, and implements of the region. 
O. T. Mason presents an admirable summary of “ Aboriginal 
American Zoétechny” in the January Anthropologist. He divides 
the study into the following chapters : I, American Indian zoology, 
or ethno-zodlogy in America. II, Exploitive zootechny — the activi- 
ties associated with the capture and domestication of animals. III, 
Elaborative zo6techny — the activities practiced on the animal after 
capture. IV, Ultimate products of zootechny and their relations to 
human happiness. V, Social organizations and corporations. VI, 
The progress of knowledge in zootechny, including the growth of 
language. VII, Religion and the animal kingdom. The paper con- 
cludes with a table of the number of clans or ssi and the animal 
totems of the principal tribes. 
In the April Anthropologist a timely article by Stewart Culin deals 
with the games of Hawaii; ninety-one in all are given, all amuse- 
ments except the dance being included. Many of the ancient games 
have disappeared, yet the Hawaiians are a pleasure-loving people 
and have adopted many foreign amusements. The author says: “I 
have refrained from expressing any conclusions based on the material 
here presented. In general the games described may be referred to 
the continent of Asia or to recent European or American influence. 
There are several, however, which are more directly analogous to 
games played by the American Indians.” A systematic comparison 
of these is promised in a forthcoming paper. oy 
ZOOLOGY. 
Nucleus of Mammalian Blood Corpuscles. — The blood of mam- 
malian embryos, as is well known, contains numerous nucleated 
blood corpuscles. These in the adult give place to corpuscles which 
