58 ! The West American Sctentist. 
of Trochus from the Atlantic; and of matters interesting to the 
west, a note on the occurrence of Limosina sp. in Texas, and a 
classification of the varieties of Patula cooperi. On page 9g the de- 
scription of Bulimulus hemphilli, Wright, is referred to, and it is 
suggested that it might be compared with B. marielinus, Poey. 
TD Ae 
WALTER E. BRYANT—New subspecies of song sparrow from 
Lower California (Melospiza fasciata rivularis-Brown’s song 
sparrow). Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., I, 197. This subspecies is 
dedicated to Mr. Herbert Brown, of Tucson, Arizona. 
WALDEMAR LINDGREN—Geology of Baja California, 1. c. I, 
173. An interesting outline of the geology of the vicinity of 
Todos Santos bay, extending eastward to the border of the Col- 
orado desert. Asso little has been published on the subject, 
this fragmentary work is a valuable contribution, containing the 
results of a special trip made in 1888 by the author, who is con- 
nected with the U.S. Geological Survey. The cretaceous ex- 
posures at Punta Banda were the special attraction as tending to 
throw more light on similar exposures in the United States, but 
for which this foreign territory may not have been explored at 
this time. CPO: 
E. B. WEBSTER— The preservative (embalming) method of 
taxidermy, with chapters on making skins and skeletons. The 
author, Cresco, Iowa, 1889. A brief treatise, by the editor of the 
Hawkeye Ornith. and Odlogist, of special value for the young 
collector, being clear and concise. CR, 
MELVILLE C, Krity, M. D.—Diseases of children. Part II, 
Minneapolis, 1889. A valuable treatise tor parents and nurses 
on the care of children, recipes and other medical information. 
The author is also editor of Mother and Child, a useful magazine 
for the family, and author of other medical books. Cie 
FAT FORIAL: 
A friend asks which we ‘‘found the mightier, the pick or the 
pen?’’ The pick was decidedly the heavier! In the April issue , 
(VI: 8, lines 22 and 23 from the top) read mz/dimeters instead ot 
inches, in the description of Bulimulus Hemphilli. We are in- 
debted to Mr. F. Stevens for a number of scientific papers. We 
spent an evening in May at his home, looking over some of his 
fine bird and mammal skins, among others his new fox, the 
desert pouched rat, and other rare things. Dre Edward Palmer 
returned successful from his excursion to the mouth of the 
Colorado river. Charles T Simpson, in the Mauzzlus for May, 
enters a protest against the indiscriminate genus making, now 
fashionable among certain conchologists. The same remarks 
would apply equally well to some of the work of West American 

