696 The American Naturalist. [July, 
The Association of American Anatomists.—PRELIMINARY 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ANATOMICAL NOMENCLATURE, ADOPTED 
DECEMBER 28, 1889, BY THE ASSOCIATION.—The Committee recom- 
mend : 
1. That the adjectives dorsal and ventral be employed in’ place of 
posterior and anterior as commonly used in human anatomy, and in 
place of. upper and lower as sometimes used in comparative anatomy. 
2. That the cornua of the spinal cord, and the spinal nerve-roots, 
be designated as dorsal and ventral rather than as posterior and anterior. 
3. That the costiferous vertebrz be called ¢horqec rather than dorsal. 
4. That the hippocampus minor be called calcar ; the hippocampus ma- 
Jor, hippocampus ; the pons Varolit, pons; the insula Retlit, insula; 
pia mater and dura mater, respectively pia and dura.”’ 
Signed by all the members. . ; Joseren Lemy, Chairman. 
HARRISON ALLEN, 
FRANK BAKER, 
Tuomas B. STOWELL, 
Burr G. WILDER. 
Thomas Dwight was added to the committee. 
The Committee desire frank and full expressions of opinion from 
scientific and medical journals, from individuals who receive copies, 
and from any others who are interested in the subject. 
Burr G. WILDER, Sec’y. 
SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
The Alvarenga Prize, of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 
consisting of one year’s income of the bequest of the Sefior Alvar- 
enga, of Lisbon, has been awarded to Dr. R. W. Philip, of the Vic- 
toria Dispensary for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Edin- 
burgh, for his Essay on Pulmonary Tuberculosis, which will be pub- 
lished by the College. 
Entomological Club, A. A. A. S.—The Entomological Club 
of the A. A. A. S. will meet at Indianapolis, August 20, at 9 A. M. 
There should be a large attendance of entomologists at this meeting, 
especially of those in the West. „The officers are: Professor A. J. 
Cook, President, and F. M. Webster, Secretary, and both are doing all 
in their power to make the meeting a success. Professor Cook writes : 
** Please urge a large attendance from both Canada and the es 
States. All are invited to be present, and to bring or send papers.” 
