1 
182 Recent Literature. (February, 
reached its sixteenth year. In it appear the discoveries made in 
various parts of western Europe, especially those of southem 
France, and among its list of contributors are the well know 
names of Mortillet, Saporta, Daubree, Perot, Ribeiro, and Desor. 
As an example of the ground covered by this monthly journal, 
the perusal of which is essential to every American anthropolo- 
gist who truly intends to be in the forefront of the army of 
advance, some of the contents of the issue for November, 1881, 
are here given. ~ 
Historical Review of the Working of Metallic Mines in Gaul 
A. Daubree; Grouping of the populations of America according 
to the termination of the names of the towns, Comte Regis dè 
l Estourbillon; Notice of some prehistoric stations and moni 
ments of Portugal (twenty-two figures), Carlos Ribiero; Antique 
sepulchre of Ceretolo near Bologna, Italy, H. A. Hazard; Earliet 
numbers contain accounts of the existence of an age of bronze it 
southern Russia, especially in the Caucasus, and of some prenisi 
toric necropoli of the Caucasus containing microcephalic crani, 
ies? by Ernest Chantre. Thirty-one engravings illustrate thes 
articles. z 
KıncsLEY’s NATURALIST’S Assısrant!— Beginning with rather a 
brief instructions for collecting and preserving mammals, birds, 
reptiles, batrachians and fishes, terse directions are then given & 
to the preparation of skeletons. The directions for collecting 
preserving insects are good, but could in some respects P 
proved. In killing moths either in the net or when at rest 
is very useful; both the insect-nets (Figs. 4 and 5) are ¢ 
too shallow; the breeding cage (Fig. 11) does not seem to beh 
ing specimens. Chapter third relates to the plans for @ pe 
museum and the arrangement of rooms and cases, and the sugg 
tions are excellent; especially the suggestions for the 2 
and 
dissecting, injecting, section cutting, but no directions &f® 
The Naturalist’s Assistant, A Hand-book for the collector and students "g 
works ni for the systematic z0dlogi 
pe : 
Bibliography of fifteen hundred wor necessary 
S. KincsLey, Boston, 1882, S. E. Cassino. “12mo, pp. 228, $1.5% 
