Vol. II. No. 2. 



January 19, 1912. 



JOURNAL 



OF THE 



WASHINGTON ACADEMY 



OF SCIENCES 



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 George K. Burgess Barton W. Evermann Frederick Leslie Ransome 



BUREAU OF STANDARDS BUREAU OP FISHERIES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



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