1226 The American Naturalist. [December, 
The library consists of about 4,000 volumes, some of them rare and 
valuable works, and containing treatises on almost every scientific 
subject. It is indeed a wonderful collection of scientific works. To 
place an accurate valuation upon it would be impossible, but those who 
are in a position to have a general knowledge of the library say that 
$20,000 would be a conservative estimate of its value. Some of the 
single books are alone worth a great deal on account of their rarity. 
Mr. Talbot isa diligent student of science, and he has some knowledge 
of almost every subject treated of in the whole library. 
ERRATA. 
Correction of Misprints.—Owing to the circumstance that Dr. 
G. Baur did not receive any proofs of his notes published in this journal 
a great number of misprints occur which need correction. 
1. * The Gigantic Land Tortoises of the Galapagos Islands," Decem- 
ber, 1889, pp. 1039-1057. 
Page 1039, line 4 from below, read “ T. N. Reynolds ” for ** Z. N. 
Rheynolds.’’ 
Page 1044, line 2 from above, add “I am convinced that T. vicina 
Guenther is the same as 7. elephantopus Harlan 
Page 1044, line 3 from below, read ‘‘schaetzte’’ = « schaetzts "' 
** wurden "' for ** den war.” 
Page 1045, line 19 from above, read ** Bindloe ’’ for ** Burnloe.”’ 
Page 1045, line 24 from above, read “ island ”’ for ‘‘ land.” 
Page 1047, line 8 from below, after “ island ” put ‘‘ [Hood]. 
Page 1057, line 6 from above, read “ 230’’ for ‘‘ 2300.’ 
Page 1057, line 17 from above, read “ten millions” for ‘one 
hundred thousand.” 
2. “ The Relationship of the Genus Dirochelys," December, 1889, 
PP- 1099-1100. 
Page 1099, line 16 from above, read ** dorsalis’’ for “ dorsalia.” 
Page 1099, line 2 from below, read “ orbicularis” for ‘ orbicularia. 
Page 1100, line 5 from above, ** Deirchelys Ag. (name only): ber 
to be placed on line 6 behind Dirochelys Ag. 
3. “The Genera of the Podocnemidide,’’ May, 1890, pP- 482-484. 
Page 483, line 11 from below, read ** cervicals '' for ** cervi rvical." 
Page 484, line 1 from above, read ** Sternotheride ” for ** Pelome- 
dusida."" 
