Proceeding^. 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 pi'esented : 



George A. Soper (introduced by L. 0. 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.! 



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. Waite 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. + 



• Circular No. 109, Bur. of Animal Industry, May IS, I'JOT 

 + Froc. Biol. See. Wash., XX, pp. (i7-70, June 12, 1907. 

 t Bull. Bur. Fisheries, XXV, for 19(r>, l-."il. 



