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buds of Paulownia imperialis; A. S. Hitchcock, Note on a trip 

 in British Guiana; L. O. Howard, Note on artificial cherries. 



Formal Communications: W. P. Taylor, The birds and 

 mammals of Mount Rainier National Park; D. R. Crawford, 

 The life history of the Spiny Lobster. 



March 20, 1920 — 609th Meeting." 



President A. D. Hopkins in the chair; 47 persons were 

 present. 



Miss K. G. Symmonds was elected to membership. 



Informal Communications : R. W. Shufeldt, Exhibit of the 

 moloch, a lizard of Australia; L. O. Howard and M. B. Waite, 

 Notes upon the cutting back of certain Sycamore trees. T. E. 

 Snyder, Exhibit of photograph of ant's nest. 



Formal Communications: F. L. Scribner, The lure of Rock 

 Creek Park; T. E. Snyder, The Lead Cable Borer. 



April 3, 1920 — 610th Meeting. 7 



President A. D. Hopkins in the chair ; 42 persons were present. 



E. Stringham was elected to membership. 



Formal Communications: R. W. Shufeldt, Observations on 

 the cervical region of the spine in Chelonians; W. C. Kendall, 

 Trout of the great west. 



April 17, 1920 — 611th Meeting. 8 



President A. D. Hopkins was in the chair; 80 persons were 

 present. 



R. A. St. George and Miss P. T. Newbold were elected to 

 membership. 



Informal Communications : A. Wetmore, Exhibit and Note 

 from Dr. M. W. Lyon, Jr., upon the Fish or Broad Tape Worm, 

 and the Beef Tape Worm; W. P. Taylor, Note upon a Black 

 Bear on the summit of Mount Rainier; Paul Bartsch and A. 

 S. Hitchcock, Notes upon a new Teredo in Dutch Guiana in- 

 festing Green Heartwood; R. W. Shufeldt, Note upon the 

 insect, Beech Blight; A. Wetmore, Reading of a letter from 

 George Haley giving notes upon Alaskan song birds. 



» Abstracts in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 10, No. 20, p. 579, Dec. 4, 1920. 

 ' Abstracts in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 10, No. 20, p. 580, Dec. 4, 

 1920. 



» Abstracts in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 10, No. 20, p. 582, Dec. 4, 1920. 



