The American Naturalist

INDIAN STONE IMPLEMENTS. By J. J. H. Gregory,

THE HABITS AND MIGRATIONS OF SOME OF THE MARINE FISHES

OF MASSACHUSETTS. Illustrated. By James H. Blake,

CULTIVATION OF ALPINE FLOWERS.

WHAT IS THE WASHINGTON EAGLE?

ACCLIMATIZATION OF FOREIGN TREES AND PLANTS. By Alfred W.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MOOSE IN NEW ENGLAND. By J. A.

Allen,

NOTES ON CERTAIN INLAND BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. By Charles

C. Abbott, M.D.,

THE FORMER EXISTENCE OF LOCAL GLACIERS IN THE WHITE

MOUNTAINS. By Professor L. Agassiz,

By Alfred W. Bennett,

By J. A. Allen,

THE FLORA OF THE PRAIRIES. By J. A. Allen,

DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARINE SHELLS OF FLORIDA. By Dr.

William Stimpson,

THE BORERS OF CERTAIN SHADE TREES. Illustrated. By Dr. A. S.

Packard, jr.,

SPRINGTIME ON THE YUKON. By W. H. Dall,

THE IMPREGNATION OF EGGS IN TROUT BREEDING. Illustrated.

By A. S. Collins,

601

THE ANCIENT LAKES OF WESTERN AMERICA: THEIR DEPOSITS AND

DRAINAGE. By Professor J. S. Newberry, LL. D.,

641

THE CHINESE IN SAN FRANCISCO. By Rev. A. P. Peabody, D.D.,

THE LYCOSA AT HOME. Illustrated. By J. H. Emerton,

LICHENS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. Illustrated. By H. Willey,

THE ANT LION. Illustrated. By J. H. Emerton,

THE RESOURCES AND CLIMATE OF CALIFORNIA. By Rev. Dr. A. P.

Peabody,.

THE SPORES OF LICHENS. By H. Willey,

FURTHER NOTES ON NEW JERSEY FISHES. By Charles C. Abbott,
M.D.,

NOTES ON SOME BIRDS IN THE MUSEUM of Vassar COLLEGE. By

Professor James Orton,

711

717

720

THE SPERM WHALES, GIANT AND PYGMY. Illustrated. By Pro-

fessor Theodore Gill,

725

REVIEWS.

Transac-

Report upon Deep Sea Dredgings in the Gulf Stream, p. 38.
tions of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, p. 40. Geology of the Mis-
souri River Valley, p. 41. Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques, p. 42.

Volcanoes and Earthquakes, p. 118. Geology of Colorado and New Mex-

ico, p. 119. A Geographical Handbook of all Known Ferns, p. 121. Re-

cent works on the Embryology of Articulates, p. 122. The Bowdoin Sci-

entific Review, p. 122. Nature, p. 123. Chalchihuitls (Illustrated), p.

171. The Record of Zoological Literature for 1868, p. 181. The Record

of American Entomology for 1869, p. 182. The Weeds of Maine, p. 182.

The Geology of the New Haven Region, p. 182. Modern Ideas of Deri-

vation, p. 230. The Torrey Botanical Club, p. 237. Fossil Plants from

the West, p. 237. Relations of the Rocks in the Vicinity of Boston, p.

238. Sponges, p. 304. The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska, p. 307. The Earliest Evidences of Plant Life, p. 310. Fossil

Birds, p. 310. The Andes and the Amazon, p. 358. Sketches of Crea-

tion, p. 361. Handbook of Zoology, p. 362. A Naturalist's Guide, p. 363.

Ornithological Results of the Explorations of the North-west, p. 367.

Geology of Indiana, p. 372. Rudolph's Atlas of the Geography of Plants,

p. 372. Natural Selection, p. 419. American Microscopes and their

Merits, p. 422. Alaska and its Resources, p. 430.

Record of American Entomology for 1869, p. 435.

435. The Population of an old Pear Tree, p. 436.

seum of Natural History, p. 436. The Polyps and

Pacific Exploring Expedition (Illustrated with two plates), p. 488. Eco-

nomical Entomology in Missouri (Illustrated), p. 610. American Crabs,

p. 615. The Craw Fish of North America, p. 616. The Lifted and Sub-

sided Rocks of America, p. 618. Geological Survey of New Hampshire,

p. 619.
American Journal of Science and Arts, p. 619. The Chemical

History of the Six Days of Creation, p. 620. The Eared Seals, p. 675.

Injurious Insects (Illustrated), p. 684. Deep Sea Explorations, p. 744.

The Classification of Water Birds, p. 746. Thorell's European Spiders

(Illustrated), p. 752. Geography and Archæology of Peru, p. 754.

Trout Culture, p. 434.

Brazilian Crustacea,

The American Mu-

Corals of the North

NATURAL HISTORY MISCELLANY.

BOTANY.-Larger Bur-Marigold, p. 43. The Yellow-flowered Sarra-
cenia purpurea, p. 43. Areas of Preservation, p. 44. Leaves of Coniferæ,
p. 44. Notes from Chicago, p. 45. Photography in Botany, p. 45. Trans-
formations of Parts of Flowers, p. 45. Fertilization of Plants, p. 46.
In Fours, p. 46. Androgynous Inflorescence, p. 46. Edible Fungi, p. 123.
Large Trees in Australia, p. 124. Tendency of Floral Organs to Ex-
change Offices, p. 125. Monstrosity in Trillium, p. 125. Notices of
Botanical Monstrosities, p. 125. Arctic Flora, p. 125. The Fertilization
of Winter-flowering Plants, p. 126. Collected Notes on the History of
the American Oaks, pp. 183, 242. On the Fertilization of Grasses, p. 239.
Insect Fertilization of Flowers, p. 242. Does Air Dust contain the Germs
of Disease? p. 248. Hibernation of Duck-weed, p. 311. The Fragaria
Gillmani again, p. 312. Vital Force and Color in Plants, p. 312. The
Lianis or Woody Climbers, p. 313. Japanese Sea-weeds, p. 313. Dialysis
with Staminody in Kalmia latifolia, p. 373. Occurrence of Rare Plants in

Illinois, p. 374. Fragaria Gillmani, p. 437. New Plants, p. 438. Palms
of the Sandwich Islands, p. 438. The Irritability of the Stamens in the
Barberry, p. 438. The Compass Plant, p. 495. On the Laws of Fascia-
tion and its Relation to Sex in Plants, p. 511. On Objections to Darwin's
Theory of Fertilization through Insect Agency, p. 512. Nutrition and
Sex in Plants, p. 562. Richardsonia scabra, p. 558. Acclimatization of
Palm Trees, p. 559. Fertilization of Salvia by Humble Bees, p. 689.
Motion in the Leaves of Rhus toxicodendron, p. 689. Bur Grass, p. 689.
Wolffia in Blossom, p. 690.

ZOOLOGY. — Relation of the Physical to the Biological Sciences, p. 46.

Notes on the Ducks found on the Coast of Massachusetts in Winter, p.

49. Is Huxley's Bathybius an Animal? p. 50. Reason and Instinct, p. 51.

Malformations in Insects, p. 51. The Cotton or Army Worm of the

South, p. 52. Blackbirds in Winter, p. 52. How the Sculptured Turtle

deposits her Eggs, p. 53. Anecdote of the Sparrow-hawk, p. 53. Hybrid

Fowls, p. 53. The Ruby-crowned Kinglet, pp. 54, 376. The Crocodile in

Florida, p. 54. House Sparrow, p. 54. Dimorphism in the Higher Worms,

p. 55. Disposal of the Placenta, p. 56. Summer Red Bird, p. 56. The

Osprey, p. 57. The Great Auk, p. 57. A Rare Visitor, p. 57. The Cow

Bird, p. 58. Occurrence of the Brown Pelican in Massachusetts, p. 58.

The Chipmunk, p. 58. Albino Rodents, p. 58. Conchological Section of

the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1869, p. 58. A

Rare Duck, p. 126. External Gills in Ganoid Fishes, p. 127. The Limbs

of Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus, p. 127. The Organs of Hearing

and Smell in Insects, p. 127. Albino Barn Swallow, p. 127. Spike

Horns (with a cut), p. 188. Adirondack's Reply, p. 189. Habits of the

Striped Squirrel, p. 249. Conchological Notes, p. 250. Functions of the

Nerve-centres of the Frog, p. 250. The Compressed Burbot or Eel Pout,

p. 251. A White Woodchuck, p. 252. Rare Birds in Nova Scotia, p. 253.

A New Insecticide, p. 313. Fauna of Round Island, p. 314. Position of

the Brachiopoda in the Animal Kingdom (with cuts), p. 314. The Ruby

Crowned Wren, p. 316. Early Arrival of Geese, p. 374. Hybrid Fowls,

p. 374.
Hybrid Rabbit, p. 375. Turkey Buzzard, p. 375. Double Headed

Snakes, p. 375. Reproduction of Limbs, p. 376. Does the Prairie Dog

Require any Water? p. 376. An Albino Turkey Buzzard, p. 376. Albino

Snow Bird, p. 376. Albino Rats, p. 376. The little Striped Skunk in

Central Iowa, p. 376. The Marsh Harrier, p. 377. Night Herons, p. 377.

Song of the Song Sparrow, p. 378. The Pigeon Hawk, p. 439. The

Flight of Birds and Insects, p. 439. Pædogenesis in the Stylopidæ, p.

439. Curious Conduct of a Sharp-shinned Hawk, p. 439. Partheno-

genesis in a Wasp, p. 440. List of New England Lepidoptera, p. 440.

Improving Intelligence in Birds and Insects, p. 440. How many Lepi-

doptera are there in the World? p. 441. Oological, p. 442. Spike-horned

Deer, p. 442. A Spike-horned Moose, p. 443. A New Insect Parasite of

the Beaver, p. 443. On the Early Stages of Discina, p. 493. On Brachi-

opods as a division of the Annulata, p. 495. The Condor and the Hum-

ming Birds of the Equatorial Regions, p. 495. Embryology of Limulus

Polyphemus (with cuts), p. 498. On the Relations of the Orders of Mam-

mals, p. 502. The Structural Characteristics of the Cranium in the Lower

Vertebrata (with cuts), p. 505. On three new generic forms of Brachio-

poda, p. 510. London Zoological Gardens, p. 559. The Nesting of the

Fish Hawk, p. 559. Anatomical Characters of the Limpets, p. 561. The

Caudal Styles of Insects Sense Organs, i. e. Abdominal Antennæ, p. 620.

A Remarkable Myriapod, p. 621. How to Mount Spiders for Cabinets, p.

622. The Toucan's Beak, p. 622. Physella not a Fresh-water Shell, p.

623. On the Young of Orthagoriscus Mola (with cuts), p. 629. Ab-

dominal Sense-organs in a Fly, p. 690. Note on the Existence of trans-

versely striated muscular Fibres in Acmæa, p. 691. Cedar Bird with

Waxen Appendages on the Tail, p. 692. Habits of the Red-headed Wood-

pecker, p. 692. American Panther, p. 692. Notes on some of the Coast

Fishes of Florida, p. 693. Morphology and Ancestry of the King Crabs,

p. 754. The Ancestry of Insects, p. 756. Monterey in the Dry Season,

756. The Rough-billed Pelican on Lake Huron, p. 758. Migration of

Hawks, p. 759. Scudder's Work on New England Butterflies, p, 760.

Callidryas Eubule, p. 761. Mephitis bicolor, p. 761. Woodcock and

Moles, p. 761. Turkey Buzzard, p. 762. Spike-horned Bucks, p. 762.

Deer's Horns, p. 763. Singular Manners and Customs of the Hornbills

during the Breeding Season, p. 763.

GEOLOGY. Further Evidence of the Affinity between the Dinosaurian
Reptiles and Birds, p. 59. Fossil Horse in Missouri, p. 60. Sudden Dry-
ing up of Streams in Nevada, p. 61. Quaternary deposits in Missouri,
p. 61.
New Mosasauroid Reptiles, p. 62. Scolithus a Sponge, p. 62.
Discovery of a huge Whale in North Carolina, p. 128. The Geology of
Brazil, p. 128. Professor Ward's Museum, p. 128. New Animal Remains
from the Carboniferous and Devonian Rocks of Canada, p. 190. Gigantic
Fossil Serpent from New Jersey, p. 254. Geological Survey of Iowa, p.
317. New Fossil Turkey, p. 317. Geological Explorations, p. 378. Res-
toration of the Dinotherium, p. 379. Ancient Reptiles of the Connecticut
Valley, p. 444. The Rate of Geological Change, p. 444. Notes on some
Post Tertiary Phenomena in Michigan, p. 504. The Supposed Elevation
and Depression of the Continent during the Glacial Period, p. 508. Gla-
ciers in Palæozoic Times, p. 560. Recent and Fossil Copal, p. 560. Rep-
tilia of the Triassic Formation of the United States, p. 562. Relations
of the Oneonta Sandstone and Montrose Sandstone with the Hamilton
and Chemung Groups, pp. 563, 639. Boulder-trains in Berkshire County,
Mass., p. 565. On the Evidence of a Glacial Epoch at the Equator, p.
566. The Lava-ducts of Washington Territory, p. 567. The Great Salt
Marsh of Silver Peak, Southern Nevada, p. 567. Geology and Topog-
raphy of the White Mountains, p. 567. New Species of Trilobite from
New Jersey, p. 568. Submergence of a portion of the North American
Continent since the Drift Period, p. 568. Black Iron Sand, p. 569. The
Stratigraphy and Surface Geology of North Carolina, p. 570. The

Origin of South Carolina Phosphates, p. 571. Did a Glacier flow from
Lake Huron into Lake Erie?, p. 623. The Upper Delta Plain of the Mis-
sissippi, p. 638. On the Mud Lumps of the Passes of the Mississippi, p.
638. A Point in Dynamical Geology, p. 639. Discovery of Lower Car-
boniferous Fossils on the Rio Tapajos, p. 694. New Fossil Fishes, p. 695.
Plasticity of Rocks, p. 695. Salt Plains in New Mexico, p. 695. The
Megatherium and its Allies, p. 763. The Tertiary Beds of the Amazon,
p. 765. Lead Mines of Missouri, p. 766. Marks of Ancient Glaciers on
the Pacific Coast, p. 766. Boulders in Ancient Times, p. 767. New Dis-
covery respecting Coccoliths, p. 767.

MICROSCOPY.-Microscope Objectives; Statement and Reply, pp. 254

and 255. Circulation of the Latex in the Laticiferous Vessels, p. 317.

Does Boiling Destroy Germs? p. 318. Development of Gas in Proto-

plasm, p. 379. The Largest Infusorium Known, p. 380. Air Tight Spec-

imens, p. 444. The Focal Length of Microscopic Objectives, p. 445.

Subsection of Microscopy of the American Association for the Advance-

ment of Science, p. 571. New Form of a Binocular Microscope, p. 571.

On the Illumination of Binocular Microscopes (with cuts), pp. 571, 633.

Diatoms from Marblehead, Mass., p. 573. Test Plates, p. 573. Instru-

ments at the Meeting of the A.A.A.S., pp. 573-576. New Clinical Com-

pressor (with cuts), p. 574. American Microscopes, p. 625. Wales' Low

Power Objectives, p. 626. The Simplest form of Micro-telescope, p. 628.