PROCEEDINGS. 



One Hundred and Twenty-first Meeting, 

 February n, 1888. 



The President in the chair, and twenty -two members present. 



The President announced the death of Dr. Asa Gray, of 

 Cambridge, and of Mr. G. W. Tryon, of Philadelphia. 



Dr. C. Hart Merriam presented a communication entitled A 

 New Fox from California.* Discussed by Mr. Ward and 

 Mr. Fernow. 



Mr. Robert T. Hill read a paper on The Variations of 

 Exogyra costata, and a second paper entitled Gryphka 

 piTCHERI. Discussed by Dr. Dall. 



Prof. C. V. Riley read a communication on The Insecti- 

 vorous Habits of the English Sparrow, f Discussed by 



Mr. Fernow and Mr. Hallock. 



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A paper by Dr. Theodore Gill — The Characters of the 

 Family Elacatid.e+ — was read by Dr. T. H. Bean. 



One Hundred and Twenty-second Meeting, 

 February 25, 1888. 



Vice-President Ward in the chair, and thirty -four members 

 present. 



- 1888. Merriam, C. Hart. Description of a new Fox from Southern 

 California [ Vulpes mactotis\ <Proc. Biol. v Soc. Washn., Vol. iv, pp. 

 135-138. 



t 1889. Riley. C. V. The Insectivorous Habits of the English Spar- 

 row Bulletin No. i. Division of Ornithology, U. S. Dept. Agric, pp. 

 1 [i- 1 33. Issued June 24, 1889. 



X 188S. Gill, Theodore. The Characteristics of the Elacatids Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. x, 612-614, 1887, pi. xxxix. Issued Sept. 19. 1888. 



