PROCEEDINGS. XIII 



Additional Members of the Council Dr. T. H. Bean, Dr. 

 George Vasey, Prof. O. T. Mason, Dr. H. G. Beyer, Prof. R. E. 

 C. Stearns. 



ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD MEETING, January 22, 1887. 

 (Seventh Anniversary Meeting.) 



The President, Mr. Dall, occupied the chair, and about seventy- 

 five persons were present, including invited guests. 



The retiring President, Mr. G. Brown Goode, delivered an ad 

 dress, entitled, THE BEGINNINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY IN 

 AMERICA THE THIRD CENTURY.* 



ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH MEETING, February 5, 1887. 



The President occupied the chair, and thirty-five persons were 

 present, including Mr. Alfred Russel Wallace, of England. 



Mr. William T. Hornaday read a paper entitled THE LAST OF 

 THE BUFFALO, in which he described the rapid destruction of this 

 species, and narrated his recent experiences in obtaining speci 

 mens for the National Museum. 



Prof. Cope, Dr. Merriam, and Mr. Fernow made remarks upon 

 the same subject. 



Mr. Richard Rathbun exhibited a series of temperature charts 

 prepared by the U. S. Fish Commission to illustrate the surface 

 water temperatures of the Atlantic sea coast of the United States, 

 in connection with the migrations of fishes. f 



Mr. Dall spoke upon the value of temperature observations in 

 studying the distribution of marine animals. 



* These Proceedings, pp. 9-94 Extras printed with cover and title page. 



t 1887. RATHBUN, RICHARD. Ocean Temperatures of the Eastern Coast 

 of the United States, from observations made at tiventy-four light-houses 

 and light-ships. <U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. * * * 

 The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States. * * * By 

 George Brown Goode * * * and a Staff of Associates, Section iii, pp. 

 155-176, 32 folding plates, quarto. 



