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Vol. XXVIII. January to June, 1890. No. 132. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE . 



The Beothuk Indians. Third Article. By Albert S. Oatschet 1 



• The Eye, Ocular Muscles and Lachrymal Glands of the Shrew-mole 



(Blarina talpoides Gray). By John A. Ryder 16 



Description of a New Species of Carollia and Remarks on Carollia 



brevicauda. By Harrison Allen 19 



Staled Meeting, January 3, 1890 26 



Stated Meeting, January 17, 1S90 28 



Stated Meeting, February 7, 1890 32 



On Muscular Contractions Following Death by Electricity. By 



Edioin J. Houston 37 



On Etruscan and Libyan Names. A Comparative Study. By 



Daniel G. Brinton 39 



Obituary Notice of Charles Albert Ashburner. By J. P. Lesley 53 



Obituary Notice of Henry Simmons Frieze, LL.D. By James B. 



Angell 59 



Obituary Notice of Franklin B. Gowen. By Richard Vaux 61 



Obituary Notice of Leo Lesquereux. By J. P. Lesley 65 



Description of a New Species of Pteropus. By Harrison Allen... . 70 



Description of a New Species of Macrotus. By Harrison Allen. . . 72 

 Notices of New Fresh-water Infusoria. By Alfred G. Stokes (with 



a plate) 74 



The Asiatic Affinities of the Malay Language. By G. Staniland 



Wake 81 



Stated Meeting, February 21, 1S90. 88 



Stated Meeting, March 7, 1890 90 



Stated Meeting, March 21, 1890. . 92 



Special Meeting, April 17, 1890. 97 



Stated Meeting, April 18, 1890 97 



Special Meeting, April 25, 1890 102 



Staled Meeting, May 2, 1890 103 



Stated Meeting, May 16, 1890 105 



The Origin of Sex through Cumulative Integration, and the Rela- 

 tion of Sexuality to the Genesis of Species. By John A. Ryder. 109 



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