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Meudon, France, Leucociscus papyraceous, Protomyia macroce- 

 phala, and Micropsalis papyracea, miocene of Rott, near Bonn, 

 purchased. 



Ethnological and Miscellaneous. Necklace with ornament, two 

 carved gourd vessels, bows and arrows, blow-gun, spears, from 

 Costa Rica and California, collected by the late Win. M. Gabb, 

 together with a portrait of the latter, presented by Mrs. C. G. 

 Gabb. Fire-stick of Digger Indians, Sacramento R., Cal., W. C. 

 Desmond. Indian stone-pipe, Bedford Co., Pa., E. Draper. Cloth 

 made from Yucca fibre, Mexico, Dr. C. C. Parry. Fragments of 

 steatite vessels from an ancient steatite quarry, Rock Creek, near 

 Washington, D.C., W. J. Rhees. Stone mortar, East Tennessee, 

 A. D. Trimble. Stone implement, Hernando Co., Fla., Jos. Will- 

 cox. Copper bracelet, Thebes, C.F.Parker. Stone carving, Cave 

 Temple of Elephanta, and sandals of the Arabs of Muscat, Dr. 

 Rusehenberger. Five stone axes, Pa.; three ditto, N. J.; one 

 ditto, with terra-cotta pot and bowl from a mound, New Madrid, 

 Mo. ; stone scrapers and chips, Wyoming Ty., in exchange, from 

 Dr. Leidy. 



Respectfully submitted by the Curators, 



Joseph Leidy, Chairman. 



REPORT OF BIOLOGICAL AND MICROSCOPICAL 



SECTION. 



During the past year there were held seventeen meetings with 

 an average attendance of 60 persons. 



There were two exhibitions given to the public, at the first of 

 which there were exhibited 137 instruments, and at the second 179. 



Lectures were delivered by members at each meeting, and a 

 special course by Dr. J. Gibbons Hunt continued through the en- 

 tire year. 



The officers elected for 1880 are 



Director .... Dr. Carl Seiler, 



Yne-Director . . . Dr. C. Newlin Pierce. 



Corresponding Secretary . Dr. Charles Shaffer, 



Treasurer .... Dr. Isaac Norris, 



Recorder .... Dr. Robert Hess, 



