896 The American Naturalist. [October, 
ern China and north to southern Amoor Land; it occurs also 
on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Japan has a peculiar 
species, but the greatest differentiation is found on the Sunda 
Islands, Celebes and especially the Moluccas, and the numer- 
ous small islands and groups of islands known a» the Papuan 
Islands. From New Guinea Zosterops ranges $ver to Aus- 
tralia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. 
Peculiar species are found on Lord Howe’s (2) and Norfolk 
Islands (2); New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands (3); New 
Hebrides, (2) ; Fiji Islands (8); Carolines (8) ; Mackenzie Group 
(2); Pelew Islands; Ladrones; Solomon Islands: Rendove; 
Louisiade Islands; New Britain. 
The extensive distribution of Zosterops and the very great 
differentiation into many species on islands which are often 
close together, or separated by very great distances from each 
other, can only be explained by postulating the existence of a 
former continent. 
(To be continued.) 
EDITOR’S TABLE. 
THE meeting of the British Association, held in Toronto in August, 
was a success in every respect. The attendance (some 1300) was large, _ 
the addresses were good and many of the papers read were important, 
while the city of Toronto outdid itself in entertaining its guests. The 
way in which the spirit of the Victorian Jubilee was manifested was 
noticeable, and the guests could not but realize that they were attend- 
ing the meeting of a British Association. We do not mean to infer 
by this that the guests were made uncomfortable, but that the national 
feeling could not help showing itself, in spite of such utterances as those 
of Sir John Evans in his Presidential Address, when he said : 
“Our gathering this year presents a feature of entire novelty and 
extreme interest, inasmuch as the sister association of the United States 
of America—still mourning the loss of her illustrious President, Pro- 
fessor Cope—and some other learned societies have made special ar- 
rangements to allow of their members coming here to join us. I need 
hardly say how welcome their presence is, nor how gladly we look for- 
ward to their taking part in our discussions and aiding us in an inter 
