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song thrush (Turdus musicus), England; 1 robin (Turdus paies 
torius); 1 gray fox (Vulpus virginianus); 2 prairie wolves (Canis 
latrans); 2 swift foxes (Vulpes "e I spider monkey oe 
belzebuth), Brazil; 1 coati (Nasua narica), red var., Brazil; 
opossum and It young (Didelphys virgina); 
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PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCITIES. 
APPALACHIAN Mountain CLUB.— June 12.—The reports of the 
Councillors of Topography and Art presented their report. Mr. 
Campton, N. H.; Miss M. F. Whitman read a paper entitled 
“ Moat Mt. Experiences.” 
June 22.—The Club made an excursion to Mt. Wachusett. 
July 10.—The fifth field meeting was held at the Fabyan 
House, White Mountains, N. H. Mr. Samuel H. Scudder spoke 
of the insects of high altitude in North America. Prof. C. H 
Hitchcock exhibited a model of the White mountains, and read 
an explanatory paper, including the results of recent explorations. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.—The annual meeting of the Club will 
be held at St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, August 20, 1878, at three 
o'clock, P. m. All entomologists who are interested are invited 
to assist, and will report at the headquarters of the Association 
at the Lindell Hotel, on the 19th or 20th, where they will be in- 
formed of the exact place of meeting. The meetings of the As- 
sociation will begin on the morning of August 21. Prof. J. K. 
ees, at St. Louis, will give information to members about car 
fares and accommodations. B. Pickman Mann, Secretary. 
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SCIENTIFIC SERIALS. 
THE PaLaonrotcoaist, Cincinnati, July 2, 1878; U. P. James.— 
We have received the first number of this publication, which 
appears in octavo size, and is very neatly printed. We are 
informed on the title page that it will be issued whenever there is 
sufficient material in a state of preparation to warrant it. Its 
object is stated to be to insure “early publication of scientific 
memoirs in geology and palzontology, in order to avoid the fre- 
quent delays when depending on the regular serials, journals and 
proceedings of societies.” This number containing a paper by- 
Mi U. P. es, on extinct Jnvertebrata from the Lower Silurian 
formation, and includes descriptions of twenty-nine species. 
We 
always regret the ce mata of a new scientific journal unless __ 
ave to remark on the advent of this publication, that- oe 
