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ing difFei-ence is in the interparietal crest which is higher and of 

 more uiiit'oriu height and is especially higher in front. The narrow 

 part of the cranial case is narrower and the forehead is more mesially 

 depressed between the angular processes. Comparative measure- 

 ments with two recent skulls of about the same size are as follows : 



Fossil Recent Recent 

 Length of interparietal crest 

 Height of interparietal crest 

 Height, on line of lower part of coronal 



suture 

 Breadth at narrow part of cranium 

 Breadth at centre of squamosals 

 Breadth at zygomata 

 Breadth at frontal angular processes 

 Breadth of narrow part of forehead 

 Length of forehead to post-nasal depression 

 Height of iniou from occipital foramen. 



January 17. 

 Dr. A. E. FooTE in the chair. 



Eight persons present. 



A paper entitled "Some new fossils from the Niagara Shales of 

 "Western New York" by Eugene N. S. Ringueberg M. D., was 

 presented for publication. 



January 24. 



Mr. Geo. W. Tbyon, Jr. in the chair. 



Twenty persons present. 



A paper entitled "The Distribution of the Color Marks of the 

 Mammalia" by Harrison Allen ^I. D., was presented for publica- 

 tion. 



The death of Wm. L. Mactier, a member, was announced. 



On the relation of Sarracenia purpurea to Sarracenia variolaris. 

 — Prof. W. P. Wilson remarked that Sarracenia purpurea produces 

 two kinds of leaves. As the young plantlet first develops itself from 



