XVIII BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



The question, " DOES THE FLYING FISH FLY?" was discussed 

 by Mr. W. B. Barrows, Engineer G. W. Baird, U. S. N., Mr. 

 Lucas, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hallock, Mr. Dall, and Prof. Riley. 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH MEETING, May 28, 1887. 



The President in the chair, and twenty-one persons present. 



Prof. R. E. C. Stearns read a paper entitled THE PROTECTIVE 

 DEVICES IN THE u CARRIER SHELL," XENOPHORA, and exhibited 

 specimens of several species. 



Mr. R. T. Hill explained THE TRUE GEOLOGICAL HORIZON 

 OF SOME HITHERTO UNPLACED FAUNAS, with special reference to 

 the Cretaceous of Texas. Mr. McGee made some remarks on Mr. 

 Hill's paper. 



Mr. G. Brown Goode exhibited a series of JAPANESE CHROMO 

 LITHOGRAPHS OF FISHES, recently published. Mr. Baba, of 

 Japan, spoke upon Japanese methods of delineation, and the sub 

 ject was further discussed by Prof. Gill, Prof. Riley, Mr. Dall, 

 Mr. Stejneger, and Prof. Seaman. 



ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH MEETING, October 22, 1887. 



The President in the chair, and forty persons present. 



The President announced the death, during the summer recess, 

 of Prof. Spencer F. Baird, the only honorary member of the So 

 ciety, and of Dr. Charles Rau, one of its most distinguished active 

 members. 



Mr. L. O. Howard described AN ANT-DECAPITATING PARA 

 SITE, the larva of a species of Diptera, probably belonging to the 

 family Conopidce, from New Hampshire. 



Dr. George Vasey presented some NOTES ON WESTERN 

 GRASSES. 



Mr. F. A. Lucas read a paper entitled THE BIRD ROCKS OF 

 THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE IN 1887.* These rocks are situ 

 ated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and were visited, during the 



* 1888. The Auk, April. 



