X The Biological Society of Washivgton. 



May 1, 1909 — 460th Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 53 persons present. 

 The following communication was presented : 

 Frank N. Meyer: Botanical exploration in Manchuria and 

 other parts of China. 



The meetings for the remainder of the year were held in the 

 West Hall of George Washington University. 



November 13, 1909 — 461st Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 35 persons present. 

 The following communications were presented : 

 W. J. Spillman: The history of the mule-footed hog. 

 W. P. Hay: A phylogcnetic tree adapted for use in schools. 

 W. W . Cooke: The migrations and recent history of the Eski- 

 mo curlew.* 



November 27, 1909 — 452d Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 38 persons present. 



A. S. Hitchcock gave an example illustrating the difficulty of 

 obtaining stability in nomenclature. 



Paul Bartsch referred to the early work of D. H. Talbot in 

 breeding solid-hoofed hogs. 



A. H. Howell described a case of semi-domestication of the 

 myrtle warbler in Union Station at Washington. H. "W. Clark 

 noted a similar case in Indiana. 



The chair called attention to two forest reserves in Minnesota 

 and Ontario adjoining the boundary, consummating in effect 

 the first international game preserve. 



The following communications were presented : 



A. H. Howell: Observations on the mannnalsof the iNhimmoth 

 Cave. 



C. V. Piper: The distribution of color in the seeds of the 

 cow pea. 



F. M. Wel)ster: A painful skin disease caused l)y a preda- 

 ceous and supposedly beneiicial mite. 



•To lie imlilislii'il liy tlu' Bioloffical Survey. 



