
1890.] Scientific News. ` : 303 
the true solution of one difficulty ( Journal Geol. Soc. of Lond., Vol. 
XXXII., p. 334). The year 1875 is wisely left off, and the statement 
that Dr. Hulke suggested the solution is not true, because he really 
solved the whole problem in the same manner as Prof. Marsh. 
Only a short time ago I had opportunity to observe Prof. Marsh’s 
passion to adorn himself with other’s plumes, I have devoted con- 
siderable time to the study of the evolution of the skeleton of the 
ostrich. Among others, E made a discovery which was of especial im- 
portance, as it throws new light on the question of the relation between 
birds and Dinosaurs. I told Prof. Marsh about this discovery, and did 
not publish it. When Prof. Marsh wrote his paper on Ornithomimus 
he simply claimed the discovery as his own, not mentioning me at all. 
This I saw when he gave me the proof-sheets of the paper. ° It was 
after a discussion of nearly two hours*that Prof. Marsh agreed to give 
me credit for it (in a place where it could be easily overlooked) in the 
explanation of the figures. 
That Prof. Marsh ignores the work of others is a well known fact, 
which can be seen by iid ea who takes the trouble to look over 
his papers; who will, with ly exceptions,never find any paper 
cited. There is, it is true, a, extensive bibliography appearing as an 
appendix to the ERP but this bibliography is not used in the 
text, and nobody can see from the text what has been done by others 
on this order. 
5. Dr. O. Meyer has made the statement that specimens are restored 
in a very uhscientific way under the direction of Prof. Marsh. This 
statement I sustain. -Plaster of Paris has been used in restorations in a 
very extensive way, although latterly, I am glad to say, there has been 
a reduction of the extent of it. I have seen specimens restored with 
colored plaster, so that it was hard to tell where the bone began and 
the plaster ended. Such specimens are made nearly useless for exact 
study, and it will only be possible after the plaster has been removed, 
and this with great difficulty. Colored plaster has been used especially 
in restoring bones of Sauropoda, Stegosauridæ, and Dinocerata. The 


general effect is that nearly all the specimens of this group look com- ` 
plete. But this artificial embellishment of the specimens has also been 
"transferred to the drawings. Some of the plates of the great volumes 
which wait for publication contain drawings of complete bones, but 
which, if examined, consist of a considerable part of piaster. That 
such plates are unscientific, I do not need to state. I must say, in jus- 
tice to Prof. Marsh, that for the last five years this method has been 
stopped, and that now, with very few exceptions, the drawings are 
