

The American Naturalist. 
|J ASSOCIATE EDITORS: 
J. A. ALLEN, PH.D., American Museum of Natural History, New York. 
BE. A. ANDREWS, Pu.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. 
=. WILLIAM S. BAYLEY, PH.D., Colby University, en ille. 
ES DOUGLAS H. CAMPBELL, PH.D., Stanford Univ 
s H. COMSTOCK, S.B., Cornell University, Ithaca 
WILLIAM M. DAVIS, M.E., Harvard University, Comte ides 
. ALES HRDLICKA, M.D, U.S. Mi umen —n Washington, 
D. S. JORDAN, LL.D., Stanford Univer 
CHARLES A. KOFOID, PH.D., Users of California, Berkeley. 
J. G. NEEDHAM, PH.D., Lake Fi 
‚ARNOLD E. ORTMANN, PH.D., aoe Museum, Pittsburg. 
D. P. PENHALLOW, D.Sc. F.R.M.S., McGill University Montreal. 
H. M. RICHARDS, S.D., Columbia University, New 
W. E. RITTER, PH.D., University of eg pois = 
ISRAEL C. RUSSELL, LL.D., University of Michigan, Ann 
ERWIN F. SMITH, S. D, U. S. Department of peas Sa piece 
LEONHARD STEJNEGER, LL.D., Smithsonian Institution, Washington. 
W. TRELEASE, S.D., Missouri Botanical Garden, St. en 
HENRY B. WARD, Tn. D., Moe d of Nebraska, Lincoli 
WILLIAM M. WHEELER, PH. D., American Museum of "Natural History, 
New York, 

Tue AMERICAN NATURALIST is an illustrated monthly magazine 
of Natural History, and will aim to present to its readers the leading 
facts and discoveries in Anthrop ology, General Biology, Zoology, 
g original articles containing accounts and discussions of new 
papseovenes, reports of scientific expeditions, biographical notices of 
: ed naturalists, or critical summaries of progress in some 
Has; and in addition to these there will be briefer articles on various 
~ points of intere rest, editorial comments on scientific questions of the 
= zh critical reviews of recent literature, and a quarterly record of 
» appointments, retirements, and deaths 
. All naturalists who have agi interesting to say are invited | 








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. Same time written so as to be-intelligible, instructive, and interesting 
. to the general scientific reader. 
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