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21 (1) Silliman American Journal of Sciences. Second Series

vol. I. 1846

p 247 Fossil Tapir

[William M. Carpenter. 1846. Remarks on some fossil bones recently brought to New Orleans from Tennessee and from Texas. American journal of science and arts, series 2, vol. 1: 244-250.]

p 321 "H. Hale on migrations in the Pacific" (of U. States Expedition)

Man from Caroline Arch. driven on the Radark chain nearly 1500 miles E. Beechy [found] natives on Barrow Isd 600 miles frm Chain Isd. whence they came

p 331. It is inferred N. Zealand & Tahiti colonised at about same time about 3000 years ago Think Tonga people, caried direct from Indies

[Horatio Hale. 1846. Migrations in the Pacific Ocean, from the volume on the Ethnography and Philology of the U.S. Exploring expedition under Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. American journal of science and arts, series 2, vol. 1: 317-332.]

p 454 In Boissiers' voyage treatise on Geograph Bot of New Grenada.

[Bibliography: Boissier, Voyage Botanique dans le Midi de l'Espagne; Paris, 1939-1845, 2 vols. roy. 4to. American journal of science and arts, series 2, vol. 1: 454-455.]

Vol 2. 1846 p 135. Prof. Zuccarini has published memoir of Bot. of Japan "Many of our Characteristic [insertion: ie. N American] genera are reproduced in Japan, not to speak of strictly analogous forms. Thus Wistaria, Philadelphus, several species of Rhus allied to our own - a dozen maples - Negundo, Dielytra Aquilegia near Canadensis - some Magnolias - a few species thought to be identical &c &c &c &c a whole

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(2) long list & what is most remarkable "Cryptotænia, Archemora & Osmorhiza!" again "Diervilla Mitchella, Maclura, Liquidambar, Torreya & Sassafras! are represented in the flora of Japan." The N. part of Japan lies between about 31° & 46°

[Asa Gray on Prof. Zuccarini. 1846. Analogy between the flora of Japan and that of the United States. American journal of science and arts, series 2, vol. 2: 135-136.]

vol 2. p 145. Comparative Ichthyology of N. America & Europe by Dr. H. Storer was prepared at request to Am. Assoc. May 1845. There seem excellent tables of range of all fishes entitle "Synopsis of the Fishes of N. America. 4to Cambridge." Will Yarrell have it?

[D. Humphreys Storer. 1846. Synopsis of the fishes of North America. American journal of science and arts, series 2, vol. 2: 145-136.]

vol 2 p 289. Prof. Rigaud on relative quantities of Land & Water 100 : 276

North half of torrid zone 100 : 279

N. Hemisphere 100 : 154

S. H. 100 : 628

South half of torrid zone 100 : 332

N. temperate zone 100 : 105

S. temperate zone 100 : 1049

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On Glacial epoch having been owing to submergence of land near S. Pole & to less land in tropical Africa & low plains of S. America? The difference of temp in N. & S. seems hardly accountable by difference in Land in north & south torrid zone; though it is by difference in the two temperate zones.

[S. P. Rigaud. 1846. Relative quantities of Land and Water on the surface of the earth, (Trans. Camb. Phil. soc., vi, 289, 1837). American journal of science and arts, series 2, vol. 2: 289-290.]