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The Persistency OF Family Traits. An 



Enquirer 155 



' ' Scientific ' ' Genealogy — A Rejoin- 

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A Comparison of the Deserts op North 

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 Africa and Northern India. ... 158 



Notes and News 158 



The New Star in Auriga. Geo. A. 



Hill 160 



The Timber Trees of West Virginia. 



Jed. Hotchkiss 161 



The Specialist. Mrs. W. A. Keller- 



man 161 



On a Recent Discovery of the Remains 

 OF Extinct Birds in New Zea- 

 land. Henry O. Forbes 163 



Letters to the Editor 165, 166 



Book Reviews 167 



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