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Mr. Howell suggests the preparation of a list with exchange values of all the 
North American mammals, based upon this plan. The editor believes it is a 
good idea, several prominent mammalogists have heartily endorsed the scheme, 
and the opinions of others are solicited. The list should be prepared through 
the cooperation of all the owners of private collections, simply as a guide in the 
making of exchanges. It need not be an official publication of the Society or 
in any way closely connected with it, but no possible harm can come from it 
and a little encouragement from members may induce some of our advanced 
private collectors to go ahead with its preparation. 
No one can now say how much the future of mammalogy may be advanced 
by a few good men who may be developed from among the young naturalists 
who will be awakened and influenced by the existence of a such a list. 
— N. H. 
THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF 
MAMMALOGISTS 
The second annual stated meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, 
held in New York City, May 3-5, 1920, was attended by about 70 members and 
was an exceptionally interesting and active scientific gathering. The sessions 
for business and presentation of papers were held in the American Museum of 
Natural History. The papers covered a broad field of mammalogical subjects » 
The only noticeable drawback during the entire meeting was the lack of time for 
discussion, due to the crowded program. Doctors Beebe and Porsild were 
unable to be present and their papers were read by title. 
MONDAY, MAY 3 
Morning Session, 10:00 a.m. 
1. Modern methods of mammalogical field work. Vernon Bailey. Twenty-five 
minutes. Illustrated with apparatus. 
2. Notes on the howling monkeys and other mammals from British Guiana. 
William Beebe. Twenty minutes. Illustrated with lantern slides. 
3. Fetuses of the Guiana howling monkey. Adolph H. Schultz. Twenty 
minutes. Illustrated with lantern slides. 
4. Some life histories of African mammals gathered during the Congo Expedi- 
tion. H. Lang. Forty minutes. Illustrated with lantern slides. 
5. Blue-fox farming and the maintenance of the fur supply. Ned Dearborn. 
Thirty minutes. 
Afternoon Session, 2:00 p.m. 
6. Resemblances and contrasts beween zoologic and palseontologic research in 
mammalogy. Desirability of uniform standards and systems in classifica- 
tion, in description, in measurement, in reasoning. Henry Fairfield Os- 
born. Fifteen minutes. 
7. On the history of the gray squirrel. Ernest Thompson Seton. Thirty 
minutes. 
8. The Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station. Charles C. Adams» 
Ten minutes. 
