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trunk of the tree that, aided by its color, which so closely assim- 
ilates it to the bark of hard-wood trees, it is difficult for an un- 
practiced eye to detect it. The chipmunk has the same habit in 
a less degree. 
THE ENGLISH SPARROW “ PLAYING ’PossuM.”—In the same note 
Mr. Fish relates the following case: “Among the birds, only the 
English sparrow have I known to make use of this subterfuge. 
One morning I saw four or five of these little pugilists engaged 
in a terrific fight among themselves. They had pecked and ham- 
mered one another in the slushy snow, and appeared reckless of 
elms, when all at once, as if by magic, the little rascal straight- 
tion of magnetic currents.— Fourn. Roy. Microscopical Society. 
ANTHROPOLOGY. * 
ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 
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of Anthr Opology was organized with Professor Otis T. Mason, 
vice-president, in the chair, and Professor George H. 
Vermont, as secretary. The vice-presidential address on the 
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