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One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Meeting, 

 May 19, 1888. 



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



Mr. F. W. True read some Notes on the Hawaiian Bat. 

 Discussed by Mr. Stejneger. 



Mr. W. T. Hornaday read a paper on Man-eating Croco- 

 diles. 



Dr. C. Hart Merriam presented notes on The North Amer- 

 ican Kangaroo-rats belonging to the genus Dipodomys. 

 Discussed by Mr. True, Prof. Cope, and Prof. Rile}-. 



Mr. F. A. Lucas read a paper on The Affinities of 

 Cham/EA. Discussed by Mr. Stejneger. 



One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Meeting. 

 June 2, 1888. 



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



Mr. F. H. Knowlton read a paper on The Fossil Wood of 

 the Yellowstone National Park. Discussed by Messrs. 

 Ward, Gill, Merriam, and Rathbun. 



Mr. W. B. Alwood presented a paper on The Artificial 



FOLLENATION OF WHEAT. 



Mr. F. A. Lucas noted Some Abnormalities in the Ribs 

 of Birds.* Discussed bY Dr. Gill. 



One Hundred and Thirtieth Meeting, 

 October 20, 1888. 



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



Mr. L. O. Howard exhibited and explained An Apparatus 

 for the Study of Underground Insects and Plant 

 Roots. Discussed by Dr. Merriam and Mr. Ward. 



* iSSS. The Auk, July. 



