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 mus of Tomes a valid species, 155; A bat of the genus 

 Lirhonycteris in South America, 156; Systematic name of 

 the large noctule bat of Europe, 156; Antennaria solitaria 

 near the District of Columbia, 157; Batrarlninn hederaceum 

 in America, 157; Change of name, 158. 

 A Second (bllection of Bats from the Island of Curasao, by 



Gerrit S. Miller, Jr .".. 159-162 



A New Gerbille from Eastern Turkestan, by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr. 163-164 



General Notes 165-170 



The systematic name of the Cuban red .bat, 165; On the oc- 

 currence of a bat of the genus ^^ornioop.s in the United 

 States, 166; A correction relative to the Tarsier, 166; An 

 older name for the Aard Yark, 166; An older name for the 

 Ogotona, 166; The proper name of the Viscacha, 166; An 

 older name for the Norway rat, 167; On the recent occur- 

 rence of the black rat in Boston, Massachusetts, 1()7; Note 

 on Dipodoinjjs montunus Baird, 167; Remarks on an unusual- 

 ly large lobster caught off Newport, Rhode Island, 168; A 

 new southern violet, 169; The correct name for the eastern 

 form of the fox squirrel, 169. 



Some Plants of West Virginia, by E. L. Morris 171-182 



General Notes 183-184 



New name for a North American squirrel, 183; The proper 

 name of the Viscacha, 183: A new Helianthus from Florida, 

 184. 



A New Mouse Deer from Lower Siam, by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr 185-186 



Mammals Collected bv Dr. W. L. Abbott on Pulo Lankawi and 



the Butang Islands," by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr 187-193 



Ribes mescalerium, an Undescribed Currant from New Mexico 



and Texas, by Frederick V. Coville 195-198 



Polypodium he)<perium, a New Fern from Western North Amer- 

 ica, by William R. Maxon 199-200 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



I. Dryopteru (joldimnn relsa and Bryopteris goldieana goldieana. 

 II. Dogbanes of the District of Columbia. 



III. Skulls of Rats (Mus) from Siam. 



IV. Skulls of Rats \Mus) from Siam. 

 V. Skulls of Rats \Mus) from Siam. 



TEXT FIGURES. 



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Figure 1. Heads of Taf.ouaMKpidaa.nd T at oua centralis from side. 4 



2. Heads of Tatoua hispida and Tatoua centralis from above 5 



3. Skulls of Synaptomys sphagnicola and Synaptomys i?i- 



ntiitus 44 



4. Diagrammatic section of eye of Byblis serrata 49 



5. Section of eye of Byblis serrata .....,..., 50 



