The American Naturalist. 
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: 
J. A. ALLEN, Pu.D., American Museum of Natural History, New York. 
E. A. ANDREWS, Pu.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 
WILLIAM S. BAYLEY, Pu.D., Colby University, Waterville. 
CHARLES E. BEECHER, Pu.D., Yale University, New Haven. 
DOUGLAS H. CAMPBELL, Pu.D., Stanford University. 
ALES HRDLICKA, M.D., Mew York Ci 
D. S. JORDAN, LL.D., Stanford Unive 
CHARLES A. KOFOID, Px.D., ered of Illinois, Urbana. 
J. G. NEEDHAM, PH.D., Lake Forest University. 
ARNOLD E. ORTMANN, PH.D., Princeton University. 
D. P. PENHALLOW, S.B., F.R.M.S., McGill Un Aiea: Montreal. 
H. M. RICHARDS, S.D., Columbia University, New 
W. E. RITTER, PH.D. denas of California, ate 
FRANK RUSSELL, PH.D., Harvard University, Cambri idee. 
— ISRAEL C. RUSSELL, LL.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 
ERWIN F. SMITH, S.D., U..S. Department of Agriculture, dr 
LEONHARD STEJNEGER, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. 
W. TRELEASE, S.D., Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis 
HENRY B. WARD, PH.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 
WILLIAM M. WHEELER, PH.D., University of Texas, Austin. 
Ithaca. 
WILLIAM M: DAVIS, M.E., Harvard University, Cambridge. 
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THE AMERICAN NATURALIST is an illustrated monthly magazine — 
of Natural History, E will aim to present to its readers the leading — 
~ facts and discoveries in Anthropology, General Biology, Zoology 
i: Botany, Paleontology. Geology and Physical Geography, and Miner- 
-alogy and Petrography. The contents each month will consist of zy 
leading original articles containing accounts an = discussions of new — 
ies, reports of scientific expeditions, biographical notices. of pie 
. . line; and i in addition to these there will be briefer articles o 
~ points of interest, editorial comments on scientific uds iE of f de 
day, critical reviews of recent literature, and a final department nt for 
scientific news and personal notices. 
. .. All naturalists who have anything interesting to say ar 
_ to send in their contributions, but the editors will endeavor s pres 
| d publication. only that which is of truly scientific value and. at t 
e written so as to be intelligible, instructive, an and interestin 
to the general scientific reader. : 
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E sent. to THE AMERICAN NaTURALIST, Cambridge, Mass. 
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