As I sit  bearing majesticallyencouraging and tactful notes from Ian tattersal of tural orypointing out, inter alia, t Perigueux is not a  it is inventive but atouco italicize taxonomic divisions above t I ently misspelled Olorgesaille, a place t I recently visited, and so on insimilar vein text covering ise, early humans.

    Goodness kno, but itis to Dr. tattersall and all of t to mention t t many begin to tely tion ofted to t ience in ansedquestion: quot;Im sorry, but can you explain t again?quot;In ted States: Ian tattersall of tural ory in Nemoutcer in Lebanon, Nement of Natural Resources, Ioy; Mike Voory of Nebraskaand Asate Park near Orca University, Storm Lake, Io, director of researc asonObservatory, Gor of Yelloone National Park,and ional Park; Frank Asara of ty of California atBerkeley; Oliver Payne and Lynn Addison of tional Geograpy; James O.

    Farloy; Roger L. Larson, professor of marine geopy of R ortar-telegram neen of Dallas, texas; and taff of torical Society in DesMoines.

    In England: David Caplin of Imperial College, London; Ricey, Les Ellis, and Katural ory Museum; Martin Raff of University College, London; Rosalinditute of Biological Antitute; and Keitimes.

    In Australia: t Evans of oria Bennett of tralian National University in Canberra; Louise Burke andJoy of estern Australia; toria; timFlannery, director of tralian Museum in Adelaide; and taff oftate Library of Neh ales in Sydney.

    And elseer manager at ton, and Dr. Emma Mbua, Dr. Koen Maes, and Jillani Ngalla of tionalMuseum in Nairobi.

    I am also deeply and variously indebted to Patrick Janson-Smitulett, Larry Finlay, Steve Rubin, Jed Mattes, Carol on, Ct,David Bryson, Felicity Bryson, Dan McLean, Nick Soutrick Gallagaff of the peerless and ever-cheery howe Library in hanover, Newhampshire.

    Above all, and as al to my dear hia.