290 ' proceedings of the academy of [1892. 



September 20. 

 Mr. Charles Morris in the chair. 

 Thirty-six persons present. 



A paper entitled " A Revision of the North American Creodonta 

 with notes of some Genera which have been referred to that Group," 

 by AV. B. Scott, was presented for publication. 



September 27. 

 ^Ir. Chas. p. Perot in the chair. 

 Two hundred and two persons present. 



Greenland Explorations. — Mr. R. E. Peary, U. S. N., made an 

 informal and preliminary report on his exploration of Greenland 

 during the last twelve months. He announced that he had been 

 able to carry out almost to the letter the plan submitted to the 

 Academy, the merits of which this society, whose practical interest 

 made fruition possible, was the first to recognize. He had traced 

 the nortliern limit of the interior ice cap of Greenland and settled 

 the northern extension of the main land-mass. He had completed 

 the surveys of Davis Strait and Inglefield Gulf and he had availed 

 himself of unique opportunities of studying the Arctic Highlanders, 

 a tribe of about two hundred and thirty souls separated from the 

 rest of humanity by the sea and by impassible glaciers, but whose 

 acute ability to obtain their two great necessities: something to eat 

 and something to wear, is not excelled in the world. 



Mr. Peary then returned to the Academy the flag presented to 

 him at the setting out of his expedition. It is the only flag which 

 has been carried across the northern boundary of Greenland, 

 or has floated over the east coast above the 77th parallel. 



Prof. Heilprin read the preliminary report of the Relief 

 Expedition, which will be published in detail at a later date. 



The following were elected members : — J. Liberty Tadd, George 

 S. Wolf and N. V. Ball, M. D. 



The following was ordered to be printed : — 



