40 BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



committees appointed by the Anthropological and Philosophical 

 Societies in reference to the proposed scheme for the consolidation 

 of the Scientific Societies of Washington and the formation of an 

 Academy of Sciences and to report the result of their conferences. 



Dr. Frank Baker read a paper entitled On the Ramifications 

 OF THE Arteries. This was discussed by Messrs. Gill, Barnard, 

 and Scudder. 



Mr. G. Brown Goode exhibited several remarkable specimens of 

 taxidermic skill from the work shops of the National Museum.* 



Sixth Saturday Lecture, April 15, 1882. 



About six hundred persons listened to the lecture of Dr. Robert 

 Fletcher upon Paul Broca and the French School of Anthro- 

 pology, f 



Seventh Saturday Lecture, April 22, 1882. 



Abot six hundred and fifty persons assembled to hear the lecture 

 by Mr. William H. Dall upon Deep-Sea Explorations. J Among 

 the audience was Captain Sir George S. Nares, R. N., late com- 

 mander of the British corvette " Challenger" during its three years 

 cruise of deep-sea exploration. 



Twenty-Ninth Meeting, April 28, 1882. 



The President occupied the chair. Forty-five members were 

 present. The Society voted that the next regular meeting of the 

 Society should be. a " Darwin Memorial Meeting." A committee 



* See Report of the Assistant Director of the U. S National Museum, <;Re- 

 port of Smithsonian Institution for 1881. 



f 1882. Fletcher, Robert. Paul Broca and the French School of Anthro- 

 pology. <^The Saturday Lectures, &c. pp. 1 13-142. Also as separate, with 

 title page. 8vo., pp. 32. 



X 1882. Dall, William H. Deep-Sea Explorations. <;The Satur- 

 day Lectures, &c. pp. 143-162. Also separate, with title page, as Saturday 

 Lecture No. 7. 8vo., pp. 22. 



