LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 



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Wetmore, Alexander. On the anat- 

 omy of Nyctibius with notes on 

 allied birds. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Miis., vol. 

 54, no. 2251, Oct. 15, 

 1918, pp. 577-586, figs. 

 1-7. 

 Describes the auatomy of the 

 trunk of a species of potoo, and 

 discusses the relationships of sev- 

 eral related families. 



Bones of birds collected by 



Theodoor do Booy from kitchen mid- 

 den deposits in the islandis of St. 

 Thomas and St. Croix. 



Proc. U. S. 2^"at. Mus., vol. 

 54, no. 2245, Nov. 21, 

 1918, pp. 513-522, pi. 82. 

 Notes on a series of bones, re- 

 ferred to 13 species, one of which 

 represents a new genus and species 

 of rail. 



Notes on the structure of the 



palate in the Icteridse. 



Auk, vol. 36, no. 2, April, 



1919, pp. 190-197, figs. 



1, 2. 

 An examination of the palate in a 

 majority of the genera of this fam- 

 ily reveals the presence of a keel- 

 like or knoblike structure in cer- 

 tain groups. These features are 

 here described. 



Wherry, Edgar T. Notes on mimetite, 



thaumasite, and wavellite. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 54, no. 2240, Dec. 23, 

 1918, pp. 373-381, pi. 56. 

 A specimen labeled " Penfleldite, 

 Tintic District, Utah " is shown 

 by optical, chemical, and crystal- 

 lographic study to be mimetite. 

 Crystallographic measurements of 

 thaumasite crystals from Patorson, 

 N. J., are given, and the chemical 

 composition of this mineral is dis- 

 cussed. Measurable crystals of 

 wavellite have been found at Heller- 

 town, Pa. Their forms are de- 

 scribed and an analysis given. 



WiGDOR, Meyer. A new fluke from the 

 dog. 



Journ. Amer. Vrt. Mrd. 



Assn., vol. 54 (n. s.), 7, 



no. 3, Dec, 1918, pp. 



254-257, figs. 1-4. 



Describes Hallum caninum, new 



species, based on Museum material. 



AViGDOK, Meyer. (See also under 

 Maurice C. Hall.) 



Wilson, Charles Branch. A new 



species of parasitic Copepod, with 



notes on species already described. 



Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 55, no. 2274, May 2, 1919, 

 pp. 313-316, pi. 21. 



Describes Gloiopotes costatus 

 new species and discusses three 

 previously described forms. 



North American parasitic 



Copepods, belonging to the family 



Sphyriidae. 



Proc. U. .'>'. Nat. Mus., vol. 

 55, no. 2286, June 18, 

 1919, pp. 549-604, pis. 

 50-59. 



This is the fifteenth paper in 

 the series dealing with the para- 

 sitic copepods in the National Mu- 

 seum and comprises a new family, 

 the Sphyriidae, 2 new genera, 5 

 new species, also a discussion of 9 

 previously described forms. 



Wood, Fred J. Historic turnpike roads 



and toUgates. 



Daughters Amer. Rev. Mag., 

 vol. 53. no. 4, Apr., 1919, 

 pp. 205-219, 13 illustra- 

 tions. 



One paper, the concluding article 

 of a series appearing in this maga- 

 zine from January to April, 1919. 

 based in part on transportation 

 models in the U. S. National Mu- 

 seum. 



Wyeb, Samuel S. Natural Gas : Its 

 production, service, and conservation. 



^ull. V. 8. Nat. Mus., no. 

 102, pt. 7, Dec. 28, 1918, 

 pp. 1-67, pis. 1-7, figs. 

 1-20, 2 maps. 



Natural gas is the least appreci- 

 ated, consequently the most abused, 

 of the mineral resources In popu- 

 lar use. Mr. Wyer aims to analyze 

 the causes of waste with a view to 

 pointing the way to adequate reme- 

 dial measures. 



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