Miller, O. D.— Dr. Brugsch-Bey on the origin of the Egyptians and Egyptian 



Smith, Mrs'. E. C— Mvths of the Iroquois. 



Welch, Dr. L. B., and J. M. Richardson— A description of Prehistoric relics found 



Avery, Professor John.— Polyandry in India and Thibet. 



The Correspondence, Editorial comments, Linguistic notes, 

 and Recent Intelligence are by no means the least important part 

 of the number. Dr. Brinton's article, to our taste, is the best con- 

 tribution. A sentence or two will show the drift of the argument. 

 " It would appear that the only resident Indians at the time of 

 the discovery who showed any evidence of mound-building com- 

 parable to that found in the Ohio valley were the Chahta-Musko- 

 kee. I believe that the evidence is sufficient to justify us in 

 accepting this race as the constructors of all those extensive 

 mounds, terraces, platforms, artificial lakes, and circumvallations 

 which are scattered over the Gulf States, Georgia and Florida. " 



Contributions here and there. — It seems to be an insuper- 

 able difficulty to have all anthropological articles of our country 

 published in one journal. The next best thing is to have one 

 periodical that shall act as a ledger in posting up all items for the 

 student. This the Naturalist fervently wishes to do, and in this 

 note gives the titles of a few very important papers of this class. 



Abbott, Dr. C. C. In the Proceedings of the Boston Society 

 of Natural History, Vol. xxi, January 19. 1 88 1, will be found an 

 historical sketch o'f the discoveries of palaeolithic implements in 

 the valley of the Delaware river. Supplementary' remarks by 

 Mr. Henry W. Haynes, Mr. G. Frederick Wright, Mr. Lucien 

 Carr, Dr. M. E. Wadsvvorth, and Professor F. W. Putnam are 

 appended. 



Putnam, Professor F. W. Were ancient copper implements 

 hammered or moulded into shape? Kansas City Rev., Dec. 

 ( The author holds that the aborigines did not cast copper.) 



Ballou, Win. Hosea. As scientific editor in The American Field, 

 of Chicago, publishes quite frequently notes on anthropology. 



The Kansas City Re vino of Science and Industry. The editor, 

 Mr. Thos. S. Case, has done some good archaeological work and 

 never fails to give an original article and judicious selections with 

 each number. 



The Monthly Index to Current Periodical Literature, Proceed- 

 ings of Learned Societies and Government Publications, issued 

 from the office of the American Bookseller, 10 Spruce street. 

 New York, is absolutely indispensable to everv student who would 

 keep himself posted upon what is doing in his peculiar field. 



Recent Popular Works. — We are called upon to mention the 



anything new ■ ■ ; , ropology, but because they show 



now deeply seated in all thoughtful minds are those questions 



