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1891.] Recent Books and Pamphlets. 1113 
their thriftiness. In a circular recently issued the committee 
recommends that the surplus be presented to the Cosmos Club 
of Washington, for the purpose of endowing a library. We shall 
be surprised if the Cosmos Club adopts this suggestion, although 
the same gentlemen are members of both. As the money was 
subscribed for the American Association for the Advancement of 
Science, and as the surplus was obtained by requiring the mem- 
bers to pay their own expenses on the excursions, it would seem 
that the association is the proper recipient of the money. It 
would no doubt be very welcome for any one of several objects. 
—TueE dates of issue of the numbers of the NATURALIST for 
1891 are as follows: January, February 21st; February, April 
2d; March, April 25th; April, May 23d; May, May 28th; 
June. June 27th; July, July 31st; August, September 11th; 
September, October 6th; October, October 23d; November, 
November 17th; December, December 22d. 


RECENT BOOK AND PAMPHLETS. 
AMEGHINO, F.—Monte Hermoso, Articulo publicado en La Nacion del 10 de Marzo 
de 1887. 
—Contribucion al Conocimiento de los Mamiferos fossiles de la Republica Biei 
tina, with Atlas. Actas de la Acad. Nac. de Ciencias de la Rep. Argentina en Cordoba. 
uenos Aires, 1889. 
MMON, L. VON.—Die permischen Amphibien der Rheinpfalz. From the author. 
pti on of American Anatomists. History, Constitution, Membership, and the 
Titles and Abstracts of Papers, for the years 1888, 1889, 1890. 
velopment of Some Silurian Brachio- 
ta Vol. I., No. I., 1889. From C. E. Beecher. 
BODINGTON, A.—Studies in ivcluton <a Biology. London: Elliot Stock. From 
the author. 
CADY, A. C.—The American Continent and Its Inhabitants before Columbus. 
the publishers, Gebbie & Co., Philadelphia. 
CALDERON, S.—Sur les Modifications des roc 
From the anthoe 
CAPELLINI, G. ak Coccodrilliano Garialoide. Reale Accademia dei Lincei, = 
—Sulla Balena etrusca. Estratta delle Memoire dell’ Accademia delle Scien: 
dell’ Instituto di Bol tues HI., Sete IIl.—Del Tursiops cortesiie del delfino ses 
sile di Mombercelli nell’ Astigiano. , Serie IV.—Delfinorinco fossile dei Dintorni di 
Sassari. Do., Tomo VIII., Serie IV. ee Fossili di Dioplodon e Mesoplodon. Do., 
From 
hes de Moron (province de Séville). 



