JOURNAL 



OF THE 



WASHINGTON ACADEMY 



OF SCIENCES 



VOLUME II, 1912 



BOARD OF EDITORS 

 George K. Burgess Barton W. Evermann Frederick Leslie Ransome 



BUREAU OF STANDARDS BUREAU OP FISHERIES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY 

 EXCEPT IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, WHEN MONTHLY, 



BY THE 



WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 



THE WAVERLY PRESS 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



