the general appearance of the Journal and bringing it into harmony with the important publications of some of the continental anthropological societies, the council of the Institute have commenced the publication of a new series of the Journal in imperial octavo form, of which the August-November number forms parts 1 and 2. Among the articles of special interest to American anthropologists are three by Prof. E. B. Tylor bearing the titles "On the totem-post from the Haida village of Masset, Queen Charlotte islands, now erected in the grounds of Fox Warren, near Weybridge"; "On two British Columbian house-posts with totemic carvings, in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford"; and "Remarks on totemism, with especial reference to some modern theories respecting it."
British Association—The President of the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held at Dover, September 13th to 20th, will be Professor Michael Foster, while Mr C. H. Read of the British Museum will preside at the meetings of the section of Anthropology. The sum of fifteen hundred pounds has been subscribed toward a fund for the entertainment of the members, and an unusually successful meeting seems assured. Members of the Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences will visit Dover on September 16th, and the members of the British Association are invited to visit Boulogne on September 21st.
The American Museum of Natural History, New York city, proposes to publish under the title Ethnographical Album of the North Pacific Coasts of America and Asia, a selection of photographs collected by members of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, provided a sufficient number of subscriptions can be obtained to warrant the undertaking. The photographs are to be reproduced by the heliotype process, in large quarto form. The edition will be limited to 250 copies. It is intended to issue the Album in parts of at least 24 plates annually, at six dollars a part, the whole series to embrace 120 plates. It is contemplated to publish during the first year a series illustrating Indian types from the interior of British Columbia.
Southern Arabian Ruins—The Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna has decided to dispatch an expedition to examine the extensive ruins of southern Arabia, particularly of Hadramut, and for this purpose has secured the cooperation of the Swedish Count Landberg, who is intimately acquainted with the country and its sheiks. He will be accompanied by Dr David H. Miiller, Dr Alfred Jahn, Prof. Oskar Simony, Dr Franz Kossmat, and Dr Stephen Paulay.—Deutsche Rundschau, Jahrg. xxi, Heft 2.
