10 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1892. 



Mr. H. G. Bryant, by invitation, delivered an address on his 

 recent journey though Labrador to the Grand Falls. (No abstract). 



January 12. 



The President, Gen. Isaac J. Wistar, in the chair. 



Fifty-four persons present. 



A paper entitled " Report on the Hymenoptera collected in 

 West Greenland," by Wm. J. Fox, was presented for publication. 



The President, having resigned the chair to Mr. Meehan, read a 

 paper entitled " Remarks on the quantity, rate of consumption and 

 probable duration of North American Coal and the consequences 

 to air-breathing animals of its entire combustion" which was then 

 presented for publication. 



January 19. 

 Mr. Charles Morris in the chair, 

 Twenty-eight persons present. 



January 26. 

 The President, Gen. Isaac J. Wistar, in the chair. 



One hundred and thirty-seven persons present. 

 A paper entitled " Observations upon the brain of the Gorilla " 

 by Henry C. Chapman M. D., was presented for publication. 



The Rev. R. H. Nassau, by invitation, made a communication 

 on the natural history of the Gorilla and on the capture of the 

 specimens in the collection of the Academy. (No abstract). 



A resolution was adopted authorizing the sending to Greenland 

 of a Peary Relief Expedition and appointing Prof Angelo Heilprin 

 leader of the same. 



The following were elected members: — James D. Winsor, 

 James S. de Benneville, Charlemagne Tower, Jr., H. PI. Furness, Jr. 

 Theo. P. Matthews, Joseph P. Remington, Thomas C. Price, Charles 

 Liebeck, Charles W. Johnson, Benjamin Chew Tilghman, Joseph 

 W. Hawley, J. E. Ives and A. Jahn. 



The following were ordered to be printed : — 



