1909.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 541 



December 7. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., in the Chair. 



Twenty-nine persons present. 



The deaths of Henry C. Wood, a member, February 12, 19()!S, and 

 of George C. Harlan, M.D., a member, September 25, 1909, were 

 announced. 



Dr. Benjamin Sharp made a communication on Early Arctic 

 Voyages. (No abstract.) 



December 21. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., LL.D., in the Chair. 



Thirty-four persons present. 



The death of William H. Jenks, a member, February 2, 1909, was 

 announced. 



The Publication Committee announced the reception of a paper 

 entitled "Notes on Cyprinoid Fishes," by Henry W. Fowler. 



The following was ordered to be printed : 



