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J. B. Smith noted that bats keep close to the 
NER Uie ater entirely on the wing, hence, were 
oot to be valuable as destroyers of the gypsy moth, the 
own tail and female moths generally, before the egg laying. 
r. Dow had observed while collecting under electric lights, 
lat a majority of moths caught by the bats were arctiids. 
Mr. Olsen then related a beautiful example of maternal 
ude. He had encountered a party of boys stoning a 
bat, Vespertilio novaeboracensis. The animal neither 
av nor resisted but held her wings folded around her body. 
sing her, he discovered a mew born young one within 
ie tering wings. The helpless mother had stayed to face 
leath for its sake. Olsen made a nest of leaves in his hat. 
— On arrivir home, he found the mother and three young. 
a G. P. Encernanot, Secretary. 
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Twentieth Anniversary Meeting of the Feldman 
Collecting Social, which was held at the home of the Secre- 
tary, at Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pa., December 28, 1907, 
the members were present: Dr. Henry Skinner, 
Prof. Philip P. Calvert, Philip Laurent, Albert Hoyer, Henry 
____W. Wenzel, Dr. D. M. Castle, Frank Haimbach, Theo. H. 
_ Schmitz, Henry S. Harbeck, Erich Daecke, Wm. S. Hunting- 
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A. Grossbeck and W. D. Kearfott, to whom invita- 
had been extended, expressing regrets at not being able 
to attend Anniversary mecting. 
Professor Calvert read a paper by Vernon E. Shelford, of 
