PROCEEDINGS. XXXIII 



Mr. Frederick W. True read a paper On the Cinnamon Bear,* 

 exhibiting a specimen recently received by the National Museum 

 from Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. He quoted the opinions of 

 several authorities as to the relationship of this form to the black 

 l)ear, but did not express a decided personal opinion. He also ex- 

 hibited the skin of a young black bear from Alaska, with a broad 

 white ring around the neck. 



Thirty-Fourth Meeting, November lo, 1882. 



The President occupied the chair. Forty-two members were 

 present. 



Mr. True announced that he had in preparation a paper on the 

 mammals of the District of Columbia, and requested information 

 concerning rare forms and concerning the dates when deer and 

 other mammals became extinct in the District. 



Professor Chickering read a paper on The "Balds" of the 

 Southern Mountains. 



Dr. George Vasey made a communication on the Pine Trees of 

 North America, which was discussed by Mr. Dall, Dr. Schaeffer, 

 and Prof. Gill. 



Mr. John A. Ryder read a paper on The Rationale of the 

 So-called Fattening Process in the Oyster ; f and in his re- 

 marks explained the cause of the green color in certain oysters es- 

 pecially prized by oyster eaters in Europe. 



Thirty-Fifth Meeting, November 24, 1882. 



The President occupied the chair. Forty-four members were 

 present. 



Professor Lester F. Ward read a letter from Doctor Edward 

 Foreman, suggesting the importance of the appointment of a com- 



* 1883. True, Frederick W. On a Cinnamon Bear from Pennsylvania. 

 <^ Proceedings U. S. National Museum, V, pp. 653-6, 1883. 



f 1881. Ryder, John A. An account of Experiments in Oyster Culture 

 and oliservations relating thereto, etc. -c^Repoit of T. B. Ferguson, a Maryland 

 Commissioner of Fisheries, for 1881, Appendix A, pp. 1-64. Also in A Contribu- 

 tion to the Life History of the Oyster. <^The Fishery Industries of the United 

 States, pp. 711-750. 1^85. 

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