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ULiOBER, 1886. Whole No. 19. 



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West American Scientist. 



A Popular Review and Record for the Pacific Coast. 



Official Organ of the San Diego Society 



of Natural History, 



C. R. ORCUTT, Editor. 



contents: 



Darlingtonia. Illustrated 91 



Trap-dooe Spiders.— Concluded 92 



Eminent Naturallsts.— II 99 



Californian and Polynesian Fish- 

 hooks 102 



Horizontal Well.?. 

 About Swordfish. . 



Literature 



Necrology 



Notes and News.. . 



102 

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 104 

 104 

 105 



SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 



[Entered at the Postoflfice at San Diego as second-class matter. 



