XX BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



FROM THE NEW ENGLAND FISHING BANKS,* with the aid of 

 photographs and a life-size crayon sketch. 



Mr. F. W. True gave a review of some of the more important 

 works on Cetaceans published since 1886. 



Mr. F. A. Lucas read a paper entitled AN ALCINE CEME 

 TERY, being the resting-place of the Great Auk on Funk Island, 

 oft* Newfoundland. 



Mr. H. E. Van Diemen called attention to a cluster of the 

 fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, from New Orleans, 

 which he had placed upon the table for examination. 



ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH MEETING, December 3, 1887. 



The President in the chair, and thirty-nine persons present. 



Mr. Charles Hallock read a.paper descriptive of THE GREAT 

 ROSEAU SWAMP of northwestern Minnesota. 



A communication from Dr. C. A. White, on THE RAPID DIS 

 APPEARANCE OF THE SHED ANTLERS OF THE CERVID^E, was 

 read by the Secretary. 



Dr. Theobald Smith made a few remarks upon PEPTONIZING 

 FERMENTS AMONG BACTERIA. 



Mr. C. D. Walcott exhibited A FOSSIL LINGULA PRESERVING 

 THE CAST OF THE PEDUNCLE, from the Hudson Terrane, near 

 Rome, N. Y. 



Prof. Theodore Gill discussed THE PHYLOGENY OF THE CE- 



TACEA. 



ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH MEETING, Dec. 17, 1887'. 



Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Vice-President, in the chair, and twenty- 

 three persons present. 



Mr. C. L. Hopkins read a paper entitled NOTES RELATIVE TO 

 THE SENSE OF SMELL IN THE TURKEY BUZZARD. 



Dr. Cooper Curtice described some recent observations respect 

 ing THE TIMBER LINE OF PIKE'S PEAK. 



* Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x (in course of publication). 



