The Galaxy, June 1877: Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.Various
General
The Galaxy, June 1877: Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.
Various
American literature -- Periodicals
[11] "_United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the
Territories._" F. V. HAYDEN, United States Geologist in charge.
Annual Report, 1877. Colorado and adjacent Territories.
Government Printing Office.
--We have also received two of the "Miscellaneous Publications"[12] of
the survey, one being the last and crowning work of America's great
invertebrate palaeontologist, Dr. F. B. Meek.[13] The names "Meek and
Hayden" have an association in American scientific work that is
historic, and in the "Report on Invertebrate, Cretaceous, and Tertiary
Fossils of the Upper Missouri Country" are assembled the results of
painstaking labors extending through many years. The volume is worthy
to stand as a monument to such an author. The introduction contains a
description, in the author's characteristically concise style, of the
formations in which the fossils were found. The fossils described
include all the invertebrates from the prescribed region, and it is
indicative of the author's position in regard to palaeontological work
in America, that nearly all the species were originally described by
him. This profound knowledge of the subject and the painstaking
attention to the discussion of types, and of their synonomy, make the
work, as Dr. Hayden truly says, "one of the most important
contributions ever made to the science of palaeontology in any portion
of the world." Forty-five lithographic plates, by Meek and Swinton, and
numerous woodcuts, illustrate the book.
[12] _The Same._ Catalogue of Publications. Second edition,
Revised to December 31, 1876.
[13] _The Same._ Report on Invertebrate Palaeontology. F. B. MEEK.
--Dr. Packard's "Monograph of the Geometrid Moths"[14] is the next
important publication of this survey. It is the first complete treatise
on the American species of these moths. The author describes between
three and four hundred species, and thinks it not unlikely that nearly
a thousand will be ultimately found on the continent. The collections
have been made by many travellers, and at points extending from Polaris
bay to Texas. Great attention is paid to generic and specific
description, and to synonomy, besides which a complete bibliography of
the subject is added. Dr. Packard's work is therefore well suited to
serve for immediate instruction, as well as a standard for reference.
The admirably executed plates increase its value for both uses.
[14] _The Same._ Monograph of the Geometrid Moths or Phalaenidae.
By A. S. PACKARD, Jr., M.D.
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