PROCEEDINGS. XVII 



Mr. F. V. Coville read a paper entitled Food Plants of 

 THE Indians of the Death Valley Region. Discussed 

 by Mr. Van Deman, Dr. Merriam, and Dr. Vasey. 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt presented some NoTES ON Paleopa- 

 thology.* Discussed by Mr. Lucas and Mr. Gilbert. 



Mr. Wni. Palmer read a paper on The Fate of the Fur 

 Seal in xImerican Waters. t Discussed by Dr. Dall, Dr. 

 Merriam, Mr. Lucas, Dr. Bean, and Dr. Schaeffer. 



One Hundred and Eighty-first Meeting, 

 October 31, 1891. 



The President in the chair, and thirty members present. 



The following were elected active members of the Society: 

 Mr. A. G. Masius, Prof. B. W. Everman, Dr. W. F. Morsell, 

 Dr. C. W. Stiles. 



Dr. Theo. Gill presented a communication on The Classifi- 

 cation of the Tetraodontoidea.;!: 



Dr. T. H. Bean made some remarks on Some Fishes New 

 TO New England Waters. § Discussed by Dr. Gill and Mr. 

 Barrows. 



Mr. W. B. Barrows read a paper on Cuckoo Stomachs and 

 Their Contents. 



Dr. N. H. Egleston read a paper on The Temperature 

 OF Trees. 



Dr. C. W. Stiles presented some Notes on Parasites — 

 THE Development of Echinorhynchus gigas.|| Discus.sed 

 by Mr. Howard and Dr. Merriam. 



* The Popular Science Monthly, 1892. 



t Forest and Stream, Oct. 29, 1891. 



jProc. U. S. Nat. Museum, xiv, 1891. 



i; P'orest and Stream, Dec. 17, 1890. 



!| American Journal for Comp. Med. and Vet. Archives, Dec, 1S91. 

 French translation in Comp. rend, de la Soc. de Biologic, Paris, 1891, 

 pp. 764-766. 



