Proceedings. xi 



December 12, 1903 — 378th Meeting. 



The President in the chair and 31 persons present. 



L. A. Fuertes exhibited a painting showing the life colors of the soft parts 

 of the California condor and another showing a hybrid between two genera 

 of quail, Lophorlyx and Oreortyx. 



H. E. Van Deman exhibited specimens of the "Grimes Golden" apple. 



The following communications were presented : 



W. H. Ashmead : Remarks on Japanese Hymenoptera. 



V. K. Chesnut and Harry T. Marshall : Some Observations on " Locoed " 

 Sheep. 



Charles Hallock : The Bison as a Factor in the Distribution of Aboriginal 

 Population in Mid-Continental America. 



