72 Selected Articles in Scientific Serials.. (Jan., 1880. 
Appacacutan Mountain Crus, Nov. 12.— The councillors 
reported as follows: Mr. J. R. Edwards on topography, Prof. 
E. Fay on exploration and Dr. W. B. Parker on improvements. 
Rev. John Worcester described the excursion to Tuckerman’s 
ravine, made in connection with the field meeting at North Con- 
way. Prof. Charles R. Cross gave an account of the Congress of 
Alpine clubs, held at Geneva the past summer, which he attended 
as the representative of the club. 
Dec. 10.—Prof. J. H. H. Huntington reported as councillor of 
natural history. Mrs. Phebe M. Kendal presented her report as 
councillor of art. Prof. E.S. Morse read some notes on Japan, 
illustrated by the large maps of Japan recently received by, the 
club. A copy of Prof. Guyot’s new map of the Catskill moun- 
tains, presented by the author, was shown and an explanatory 
pape, written by him, was read. 
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL Society, Nov. 18.—The Earl of Dun- 
raven read a paper on moose and caribou hunting in the wilds of 
-Canada. Dec. 9.—Rear Admiral Ammen presented a paper on 
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the proposed inter-oceanic ship canal across Nicaragua. 
New York AcapeĪmY OF Sciences, Section of Biology, Dec. I. 
—Prof. Gea. Macloskie read a paper on the proboscis of the 
house fly. 
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SELECTED ARTICLES IN SCIENTIFIC SERIALS. 
_ AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND Arts, Dec. 15th—Artificial 
fertilization of oyster eggs, and embryology of the American 
: oyster, by W. K. Brooks. Abe oe of the Loess, by G. C.. Brod- 
head. New Jurassic reptiles by O. C. Marsh. 
-GeoLocicat Macazine, Nov. Pie se notes upon the form of 
volcanoes, by J. Milne. 
JENAISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT FUR eeu Oct. 29g—On 
the comparative anatomy of the digestive system of birds, second 
part, by H. Gadow. The distribution of the fresh and brackish 
water fishes of Africa, by C. Dambeck. The anatomy and his- 
tology of the actinians with special reference to the nervo-mus- 
wig. 
- cular ‘system, by O. and R. Hertw 
SIEBOLD UND KOLLIKER'S ZEITSCHRIFT FUR WISSENSCHAFTLICHE 
ZOOLOGIE, Oct. 29th-—Researches on the structure and develop- 
ment of sponges, eighth part, by F. E. Schultze. Germ layers 
and formation of the organs of Echini, by E. Selenka. Contri- 
butions to the natural history of the Daphnide, by A. Weismann. | 
ANNALES DES SCIENCES NATURELLES, Sept., 1878 Ea recia 
—On the scales of teleosaurian fishes, by M. Car O 
= geographical distribution of bats compared with that of other asa a 
o Ten mammals, by M. Trouessart. ; 
