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THE 
AMERICAN 
NATURALIS 
A MONTHLY JOURNAL 
DEVOTED TO THE NATURAL SCIENCES 
IN THEIR WIDEST SENSE. 
EDITED BY 
Dr. ROBERT P. BIGELOW, Boston, be 
ASSISTED BY AN EDITORIAL BOARD AND THE FOLLOWING 
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: 
E. A. ANDREWS, D. H. CAMPBELL, C. PALACHE E. F SMITH, 
G. BAUR, J. H. COMSTOCK, H. M. RICHARDS, W. TRELEASE, 
W. S. BAYLEY, W. M. DAVIS, W. E. RITTER, H.-C. WARREN, 
C. E. BEECHER, D, S. JORDAN, F. RUSSELL, S. WATASE. 
MoL XXXI. ; NOVEMBER, 1897. ; 
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