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locality of Ametrida minor H. Allen, 88; An early name for 

 the northern form of Sphyrapicus ruber, 89; The color of the 

 fully adult Ophibolus rhombomaculatus, 90. 

 The Mammals of Margarita Island, Venezuela, by Glover M. 



Allen 91-97 



A New Ribes from New Mexico, by T. D. A. Cockerell 99-100 



Synopsis of the North American species of Sigmodon, by Vernon 



Bailey 101-116 



Seven New Mammals from Western Texas, by Vernon Bailey.... 117-120 

 A List of the Batrachians and Reptiles of the District of Colum 

 bia and Vicinity, by William P. Hay 121-145 



Two New Species of Poisonous Sumachs from the States of 



Rhode Island and Florida, by Edgar A. Mearns 147-149 



Description of a New Bat from Columbia, by Marcus W. Lyon, Jr 151-152 



General Notes 153-156 



The generic names of the Peccaries, Northern Fur Seal, and 

 Sea Leopard, 153; Note on the Vespertilio incautus of J. A. 

 Allen, 155; Note on Chilonycteris davyifulvus of Thomas, 155; 

 Parus inornatus griseus renamed, 155; The Hooded Warbler 

 breeding near Washington, D. C., 156. 

 Descriptions of Two New Birds from Trong, Lower Siam, by 



Charles W. Richmond 157-158 



Description of a New Subspecies of Stenopsis cayennensis from 



Curacao, by Charles W. Richmond 159-160 



Six New Skunks of the Genus Conepatus, by C. Hart Merriam.... 161-165 



Four New Arctic Foxes, by C. Hart Merriam 167-172 



Two New Malayan Mouse Deer, by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr 173-175 



Four New Plants from Mexico, by Charles Louis Pollard and 



T. D. A. Cockerell 177-179 



Descriptions of New Species of Synaptomys and Phenacomys from 



Mackenzie, Canada, by Edward A. Preble 181-182 



The Genus Hedysarum in the Rocky Mountains, by Aven Nelson 183-186 

 Descriptions of Eight New Birds from Islands off the West Coast 



of Sumatra, by Charles W. Richmond 187-190 



Notes on Little-Known New Mexican Mammals and Species 



Apparently not Recorded from the Territory, by C. M. Barber 191-193 



General Notes 195-199 



The occurrence of certain tropical plants in Mississippi, 195; 

 Note on the generic name of the horseshoe crab, 196; A fur 

 ther note on the name of the Argentine Viscacha, 196; On 

 the generic names, Notop'horus, Alces, Dama, and CepJialotes, 

 with remarks on the "one-letter rule" in nomenclature, 197; 

 On the distribution of Hyla emttata Miller, 199. 

 Two New Violets from the Eastern United States, by Charles 



Louis Pollard 201-203 



An Addition to the Coral Fauna of the Aquia Eocene Formation 



of Maryland, by T. Wayland Vaughan 205-206 



A Redescription of the Coral Platytrochus speciosus, by T. Way- 

 land Vaughan 207-209 



A New Subspecies of the Cuban Cliff Swallow, by E. W. Nelson 211 

 Observations on the Conditions of Light Production in Luminous 



Bacteria, by Randolph E. B. McKenney 213-234 



Some Generic Names of Turtles, by Leonhard Stejneger 235-238 



A Salamander New to the District of Columbia, by Leonhard 



Stejneger 239-240 



Three New Skunks of the Genus Spilogale, by Arthur H. Howell 241-242 

 A New Bat from the Island of Dominica, by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr 243-244 



Two New Tropical Old World Bats, by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr 245-246 



General Notes 247-250 



The occurrence of Cardiospermum halicaeabum Linn, in 



