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March 18, 1922— 637th Meeting. ^ 



President Bailey in the chair; 62 persons present. 



Informal communications: H. M. Smith, Exhibition of a 

 large rock lobster from Florida, and exhibition of a map of Ice- 

 land published in 1606; N. Hollister, Arrival of a giant anteater 

 at the Zoological Park; T. S. Palmer, Several birds recently 

 introduced into the United States; H. C. Oberholser, Wintering 

 of wild ducks in Iowa, and importation of the starling into Van- 

 couver Island; A. S. Hitchcock, On the membership campaign. 



Formal communications: Paul Bartsch, American shipworms; 

 Ivar Tidestrom, The floral alphabet of the Celts. 



April 1, 1922— 638th Meeting.^ 



President Bailey in the chair; 69 persons present. 



New members elected: H. H. Barlow, L. C. Drake, F. G. 

 Grimes, Smith Riley, J. R. Schramm. 



Informal communications: R. W. Shufeldt, On methods in 

 photography, and exhibition of "Nature Land," a new English 

 magazine; W. J. Holland, Remarks on the collection of fossil 

 dinosaurs. 



Formal communication: P. L. Ricker, Wild flowers that need 

 protection. 



AprU 15, 1922— 639th Meeting. ^ 



President Bailey in the chair; 64 persons present. 



New members elected: Roberto Dabbene, W. A. Dayton, 

 G. C. Hedgcock, Ernest Knaebel, J. P. Norris, Jr., Wilson 

 Popenoe, P. G. Russell, Alden Sampson, J. H. Walton. 



Formal communications: R. P. Cowles, A hydrographic and 

 biological survey of Chesapeake Bay; R. W. Shufeldt, Observa- 

 tions on the fauna and flora of the District of Columbia. 



April 29, 1922— 640th Meeting.* 



President Bailey in the chair; 67 persons present. 



New members elected: Miss Mary Bradley, Miss Grace 

 Holmes, H. B. Humphrey, L. M. Hutchins, F. E. Kempton, 

 Mrs. Theodore Knappen. 



lAbstract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 315-316, July 19, 1922. 

 ^Abstract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 316-317, July 19, 1922. 

 3Abstract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 317-318, July 19, 1922. 

 ^Abstract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 318-319, July 19, 1922. 



