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the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, inves- 

 tigated certain western species of birds during a brief visit in 

 November, 1924. A. C. Bent, Taunton, Mass., studied^ American 

 birds and eggs on two or more visits. Other visiting ornithologists 

 were: H. W. Brandt, Cleveland, Ohio; Bayard H. Christy, Se- 

 wickley, Pa.; Norman McClintock, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dr. Henry 

 K. Coale, Highland Park, 111.; Owen J. Gromme, Milwaukee Pub- 

 lic Museum, Milwaukee, Wis.; James E. Gillin, Ambler, Pa.; 

 Dr. Francis Harper, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. ; A. S. 

 Kibbe, Berkeley, Calif.; Dr. W. Koelz, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Dr. I. 

 N. Noakes, Los Angeles, Calif.; Miss Marian J. Pellew, Aiken, 

 S. C. ; H. H. Rogers, Jacksonville, Fla. ; Dr. L. C. Sanford, New 

 Haven, Conn. ; Charles Sheldon, Washington, D. C. ; Perley Spauld- 

 ing. Bureau of Plant Industry ; L. H. Pennington, Syracuse, N. Y. ; 

 Mrs. B. B. Sturgis (wife of Gen. S. D. Sturgis, United States 

 Army) ; J. A. Webber, Montclair, N. J. ; Dr. James P. Chapin, 

 American Museum of Natural History, New York City. 



An unusual number of herpetologists visited the, division of rep- 

 tiles and batrachians for the purpose of study ; thus, John P. Jones, 

 University of Michigan, spent some time examining the entire series 

 of the genus Sceloporus. A. Loveridge, of the Museum of Compara- 

 tive Zoology, examined East African material; K. P. Schmidt, of 

 the Field Museum of Natural History, some Chinese species, 

 especially types recently described; Dr. F. N. Blanchard, Michigan 

 Agricultural College, studied North American snakes in connection 

 with his preparation of a " key " to their identification ; P. Viosca, 

 jr.. New Orleans, examined North American species, and Mrs. H. T. 

 Gaige, Zoological Museum of the University of Michigan, bat- 

 rachians from Central America. Dr. Thomas Barbour and Dr. 

 E. E. Dunn, during repeated visits, have examined respectively the 

 series of Anolis and Eleutherodactylus. 



Laboratory facilities and the privilege of examining type and 

 other material in the division of fishes were extended to a number 

 of ichthyologists, including Dr. A. W. Henn, of the Carnegie 

 Museum, Frits Johansen, Ottawa, Canada, Prof. E. V. Truitt, Uni- 

 versity of Maryland, Prof. C. H. Eigenmann, Indiana State Uni- 

 versity, Dr. H. W. Fowler, Academy of Natural Sciences, and S. F. 

 Hildebrand, C. J. Fish, and Walter Koelz, of the Bureau of 

 Fisheries. 



In connection with the meetings of the two national entomological 

 societies held in Washington during the Christmas holidays, many 

 visiting entomologists examined the collections in the division of 

 insects. Among these visitors may be mentioned E. T. Cresson, 

 jr., C. Howard Curran, of the Canadian Department of Agriculture, 

 M. C. Van Duzee, H. C. Huckett, E. H. Painter, and F. M. Hull of 



