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vhich are now known as the Bismarck archipelago, while the 
jrerman portion of the mainland has received the title of Kai- 
;er Wilhelm-Land. Another brochure of the same writer gives 
naps of the Gulf of Huen (New Guinea), according to Fleu- 
iece, D'Entrecasteax, and Mosely, also a corrected map from 
he recent explorations of Finsch and Von Schweinitz. 
Capt. Binger's Journey.— Capt. Binger, who, two years 
ago, undertook a journey of exploration from Bamaka towards 
the Gold Coast, has been heard from, his last letter being dated 
Salagha, Dec. 11, 1888. M. Binger encountered great diffi- 
culty in leaving the territory of Lamery. It was his proposi- 
tion to study carefully the mountains whence the Johba takes 
its source, and it was arranged that so soon as he gave notice 
of his arrival at Kong, a victualling party should march along 
the Akka from Grand-Bassam to relieve him. In March, 
1888, M. Binger reached Kong. From Kong, M. Binger pro- 
posed to make an excursion to Xendi, returning to Kong by 
the Gottogo. The French residents of the Slave Coast, having 
heard of the arrival of a white man at Salagha, sent a messen- 
ger to him, who brought back an answer in which M. Binger 
stated that, leaving Salagha the next day and, repassing Kong, 
he trusted to reach Grand-Bassam in April, 1889. The ease 
with which the communication was sent from the Slave Coast, 
(Grand Popo and Agoue) shows that Kong is more accessible 
from this part than from the Gold Coast. 
GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY. 
An Intermediate Pliocene Fauna.— Mr. Geo. C. Dun- 
can sent me a collection of remains of Mammalia from a lake 
deposit in Oregon which has an interesting character. The 
list of species is short, and but few of them are determinable. 
It is as follows : 
Canis sp. 
Elephas or Mastodon. 
Holomeniscns or Auchenia. 
Aphelops sp. 
Hippotheriutn relic turn sp. nov. 
Equus sp. 
