982 General Notes. [| October, 
Bonney, T. G.—Address delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Geological So- 
ciety of London, Feb., 1885.. From the author. 
Fordice, M. W.—A review of the American species of Stromateidz. Ext. Proc. 
Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1885. From the author. 
Vining, E. P,—An inglorious Columbus. Evidence that Hwui Shan and a party 
of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the fifth century 
A. D. N. Y., 1885. From the author. 
Baily, J. L—The constitutional prohibition of the drink traffic, N. Y., 1885. 
From the author. 
Sanchez, 7—Linguistica de la República Mexicana. En Anales del Museo Nacional 
e Mexico, 1885. From the author. 
Curtis, J. S.—Silver-lead deposits of Eureka. Monog. U. S. Geol. Surv., 1884. 
From the department. 
\ Walcott, C. D.—On the Cambrian faunas of North America. Bull. U. S. Geol. 
Surv., No. 10. From the department, 
—Paleontology of the Eureka district. Mong. U. S. Geol. Surv., 1884, From 
the author. 
Trouessart, E. L.—Description d’un nouveau genre de la sous-famille des Chyleienis. 
rom the author. 
——Lies acariens parasites des Calaos. La Nature, 13 Juin, 1885, From the author. 
The Theosophical Society —Ext. from minutes of session July 4, 1885, authorizing 
Professor E. Coues to act as censor of the American Society of Psychical Re- 
search 
Lewis, H. C.—Marginal kames. From the author. 
Lydekker, R.—Siwalik and Narbada Chelonia. Ser. x, Vol. 111, Part 6 of Palzeon- 
tologica Indica. From the author, 
GENERAL NOTES. 
GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVELS.' 
Arrica.—African News—The Revs. G. Grenfell and T. J. 
Comber have contributed to the Proc. Royal Geog. Society an 
account of their explorations on the Congo. The Bochini or 
. Kwa river was ascended for about 100 miles, and was proved, 
notwithstanding its apparent smallness, to receive the great river. 
Qwango and also the Njali Pi, or Black river, coming from Lake 
Leopold II. Between Stanley Pool and the mouth of the Boch- 
ini the south bank of the Congo seems almost uninhabited. The 
journey from Leopoldville to Bolobo was accomplished in four 
days, traveling ten hours a day. The mouth of the Bochini is in 
lat. 3° 12’, and is almost closed up by rocks, which obstruct the 
n first thirty miles of the channel. The Ba-buma of this river are 
= regarded by our travelers as the best examples ot the African 
= they have met with. They are well-formed, intelligent, friendly, 
industrious, and seem to lead a happy domestic life. Their chief 
isa woman, Nga-Nkabe. Tall and stalwart, with a dignified air 
and queenly pose, Nga-Nkabe evidently knows how to rule. 
'he Qwango comes in from S.S.E. with a depth of two fathoms, 
. width of 400 or 500 yards and a current of a mile and a half an 
ur. The houses upon its banks were round, like those seen by 
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