1206 The American Naturalist. [ December, 
Anatomy of Heloderma.—Dr. R. W. Shufeldt has a monograph? 
of the anatomy of this poisonous lizard, illustrated by three plates. Mus- 
cles and skeleton occupy most of the paper. No abstract is possible. 
Dr. Shufeldt does not decide as to the relationship of Heloderma, ex- 
cept in a negative way. He believes it but remotely related to the 
Varanide and Iguanide; so too with Lanthanotus and Crotaphytus. 
On the other hand, he believes that a study of Xantusia, Xenosaurus, 
and Lepidophyma will throw much light on these points. He does 
not appear to notice the fact that the question was settled by Cope, so 
long ago as 1866, so far as the osteology is concerned. 
Birds.—Beddard concludes? that Psophia is nearest in osteological 
characters to the Cariamida, with resemblance to CEdicnemus, Grus, 
and Rhinochetus, and on the whole that it comes nearest the cranes. 
Grus seems to be the central from which radiate the Limicole, 
Rhinochetus, and the Ardeidz, and the Rallide, CEdicnemus, Pso- 
phia, Cariama, and Gypogeranus. 
The Name of the Kangaroo.—At a recent meeting of the Lin- 
nean Society of New South Wales? some discussion took place as to the 
meaning of the now universally accepted term kangaroo. It appears 
that it has been reported that in the language of the natives of the 
Endeavour River region the word kangaroo means ‘‘I don't know.” 
This answer was given to Captain Cook in reply to some question, and 
he instead of appreciating its meaning, understood it to be the name 
of the animal to which it is universally applied. 
Possible Occurrence of the Wolverine in Ohio.—While 
botanizing in Sugar Grove, Fairfield Co., Ohio, a citizen of the town 
told me that about Oct. r, 1890, he had seen an animal descending a 
tree head downward. He described the animal as follows: ** About 
the size of a large domestic cat, with rather long and very bushy tail, 
of dark color, striped on back like a chipmunk.” I should judge from 
the description that the animal must have been a wolverine ( Gulo 
Zuscus L). I know of no case on record of its occurrence in Ohio since 
1842. Has any one seen it since that date? or is there some other 
animal that would answer the description >—E. V. WiLcox, Ceu 
bus, Ohio. 
T Proc. Zool. Socy. London, 1890, p. 148. 
® Proc, Zool. Socy. London, 1890, p. 329. 
? Zool. Anz., XIIL., p. 564. 
