1884] Recent Literature. 1249 
known scientists appear as editors, Professor C. F. H. Peters and 
Professor Alex. Winchell, and their influence has not been largely 
felt. To give an idea of its standing, we quote two points. Of 
the Dinosauria it says “the principal genera are Megalosaurus, 
Iguanodon and Hyleosaurus!” This information, now a quarter 
_ of acentury old, indicates that the editors have not heard of the 
many American see of this order. Of the doctrine of devel- 
opment it says (p. 533): “ Asa hypothesis the theory has great 
- plausibility, ‘but AS the support of one accredited instance of 
_ the organization of species by natural selection.” The list of 
scientific men at the end of the last volume is absurdly defective. 
Johnson’s encyclopedia gives much fuller information on Ameri- 
can subjects. 
j RECENT Books AND PAMPHLETS. 
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and Western terminal moraines. From the aut 
Tullberg, Tycho.—Bau und Entwicklung der Barten bei Balenoptera sibbaldii, Ext. 
j der K. Gesell. der Wiss. Upsala, Mai, 1882.’ From the author. 
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Ei-Gotibations to the history of the Commander islands. 
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