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  THE 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  

  

  JOURNAL 
  OF 
  SCIENCE. 
  

  

  Editor: 
  EDWARD 
  S. 
  DANA. 
  

  

  ASSOCIATE 
  EDITORS 
  

  

  Professors 
  GEO. 
  L. 
  GOODALE, 
  JOHN 
  TROWBRIDGE, 
  

   H. 
  P. 
  BOWDITCH 
  AND 
  W. 
  G. 
  FARLOW, 
  of 
  Cambridge, 
  

  

  Professors 
  A. 
  E. 
  VERRILL, 
  HENRY 
  S. 
  WILLIAMS, 
  and 
  

   L. 
  V. 
  PIRSSON, 
  OF 
  New 
  Haven, 
  

  

  Professor 
  GEORGE 
  F. 
  BARKER, 
  of 
  Philadelphia, 
  

  

  Professor 
  H. 
  A. 
  ROWLAND, 
  of 
  Baltimore, 
  

  

  Mr 
  J. 
  S. 
  DILLER, 
  of 
  Washington. 
  

  

  FOURTH 
  SERIES. 
  

   VOL. 
  YIII— 
  [WHOLE 
  NUMBER, 
  CLVIIL] 
  

  

  WITH 
  SEVEN 
  PLATES. 
  

  

  NEW 
  HAYEN, 
  CONNECTICUT. 
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   1899. 
  

  

  