mythology. What has here been said may be sufficient to show that Miss Weston is mistaken in the supposition that her comparisons affect the still undetermined problem of Celtic sources.
The mediæval spelling of the name of the poet here mentioned was Crestiien de Troies. Potvin, in his edition of the Perceval, incorrectly printed the name as Chrestien, and this error has been followed by several English writers. German scholars either give the name as Crestien, or (as in Förster's critical edition) translate it into the German equivalent, Christian von Troyes. French writers render it into modern form, Chrétien de Troyes. It is not clear why English authors should follow this example; we think it would be better to adhere to the mediæval designation, and speak of the trouvère as Crestien of Troyes. In the volume before us the name is spelled Chrêtien; the circumflex is no doubt an oversight of proof-reading.
W. W. Newell.
JOURNALS.
1. The American Anthropologist. (Washington.) Vol. X. No. 8, August, 1897. A primitive Maya musical instrument. M. H. Saville.—Bibliography of anthropologic literature. (Continued in Nos. 9–12.) No. 9, September. The significance of John Eliot's Natick. W. W. Tooker.—Message-sticks used by the aborigines of Australia. R. N. Matthews.—The verification of a tradition. F. W. Hodge.—No. 10, October. Anthropology at Detroit and Toronto, W. J. McGee.—Australian class systems. R. N. Matthews.—No. 11, November. The aborigines of Formosa and the Liu-Kiu Islands. A. Worth.—Northern elements in the mythology of the Navaho. F. Boas.—No. 12, December. Analysis of the deities of Mayan inscriptions. L. W. Gunckel.— Vol. XI. No. 1, January, 1898. The feather symbols in ancient Hopi designs. (Illustrated.) J. W. Fewkes.—Anthropology at Ithaca. W. J. McGee.
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal. (Chicago.) Vol. XIX. No. 5, September–October, 1897. The symbol of the hand. L. W. Gunckel.—No. 6, November–December. Totems inscribed upon Papuan skulls. (Illustrated.) G. A. Dorsey and W. H. Holmes.—The religion of China and Mexico compared. (Illustrated.) J. Wickersham.—Ethnographic notes. Gypsy town names. A. S. Gatschet.—No. 1, January–February, 1898. Wampum used in council and as currency. W. M. Beachamp.—The cliff-palace and its surroundings. (Illustrated.) S. D. Peet.
3. The Globe. (Toronto.) Canadian folk-lore. (Collection of items of folk-lore.) November 13, December 11, 18, 1897; January 1, 15, 1898.
4. Folk-Lore. (London.) Vol. VIII. No. 3, September, 1897. Folk-lore parallels and coincidences. M. J. Walhouse.—Ghost lights of the West Highlands. R. C. Maclagan.—Reviews. Correspondence. Supernatural change of site. Baptismal rites. All Souls.—Miscellanea. The sacred fishes of Nant Peris. Ancient custom at sea. Snake stories.—Bibliography. No. 4, December. Notes on Orendel and other stories. W. P. Ker.—Some Oxfordshire seasonal festivals (with illustrations). P. Manning.—The binding of a god. W. Crooke.—Reviews. Correspondence. Holy week observance in the Abruzzi. The hare. Fertilization of birds. Omens of death. Italian amulets.—
