Proceedings. ix 



Ch. W. Stiles: A Re-Examination of the type of Filaria resti- 

 formis, an Alleged Parasite of Man. 



L. H. Dewey: The Zapupe Fiber Plant of Eastern Mexico. 



April 6, 1907 429th Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 50 persons present. 



A. D. Hopkins remarked upon variation in the time of bud 

 ding and flowering of forest trees. 



Theodore Gill called attention to new facts concerning paren 

 tal care among fresh water fishes. 



The following communication was presented : 



George A. Soper (introduced by L. O. Howard): A Chronic 

 Typhoid Fever Producer. 



April 20, 1907 430th Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 23 persons present. 



The following communications were presented: 



George B. Morse: Preliminary Observations on the Quail Dis 

 ease in the United States.* 



F. V. Coville: Photographic Reproductions of Rare Botanical 

 Books. 



R. E. C. Stearns: The Composition and Decomposition of 

 Freshwater Mussel Shells, with Notes and Queries. t 



May 4, 1907 431st Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 30 persons present. 



W. W. Cooke gave a resume of the present bird migration 

 season . 



M. B. YYaite and A. D. Hopkins made remarks on the bud 

 ding of trees during the present season. 



L. Stejneger noted the sale of photographic reproductions of 

 rare books by certain European libraries. 



The following communication was presented: 



B. W. Evermann: The Golden Trout and the Southern High 

 Sierra, t 



Circular No. 109, Bur. of Animal Industry, May 18, 11)07. 

 + Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XX, pp. (>7-70, June 12, 1907. 

 t Bull. Bur. Fisheries, XXV, for HN>.~>, l-f>l. 



