X Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 



February 4, 1922— 634th Meeting.' 



President Bailey in the chair; 55 persons present. 



Informal communications: L. O. Howard, Botfly larvae 

 attached to a tapeworm in the stomach of a zebra; R. W. 

 Shufeldt, The Asiatic mantis, Tenodera sinensis, in Washington ; 

 T. S. Palmer, Census of quail in D. C; V. Bailey, Occurrence 

 of buffalo bones in Malheur County, Oregon. 



Formal communications: Smith Riley, The Nation's game 

 supply; A. H. Howell, The relationship and distribution of 

 American chipmunks. 



February 18, 1922— 635th Meeting.^ 



Vice-President H. C. Oberholser in the chair; 101 persons 

 present. 



Informal communications: P. Bartsch, A Brazilian cardinal 

 in Washington; T. S. Palmer, Notes on a recently completed 

 check list of the birds of Africa, and on a cooperative plan for 

 similar lists for other regions. 



Formal communication: R. M. Yerkes, The behavior of 

 monkeys and apes. 



March 4, 1922— 636th Meeting. ' 



President Bailey in the chair; 64 persons present. 



New member elected : L. M. Huey. 



Informal communications: T. S. Palmer, A gift of $200,000 

 to the National Audubon Society, and on a decision of the 

 State of New Jersey that the bobolink is a non-insectivorous 

 bird, also reading of a letter from W. B. Alexander; L. 0. 

 Howard, Recent meeting of the New Jersey Mosquito Exter- 

 mination Association; J. M. Aldrich, Notes on the genus Pal- 

 postoma; L. D. Miner, Spring bird study classes of the Audubon 

 Society; H. C. Oberholser, Tameness of birds due to heavy 

 snows; V. Bailey, Tubers of Talinum angustissimum eaten by 

 rodents in Arizona. 



Formal communications: V. Bailey, Raising baby beavers; 

 A. S. Hitchcock, Botanical notes from the Orient. 



lAbstract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 298, June 19, 1922. 

 2Abstract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 313, July 19, 1922. 

 3Ab8tract in Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, p. 313-315, July 19, 1922. 



