558 TRANS. OF THE ACAD. OF SCIENCE. 



Publications received and laid upon the table : 



Proc. Royal Horticultural Soc. London, vol. i., new series, No. 1-3, 

 from the Society. Entomologische Zeitung, Stettin, 1865, 26 Jahrg. No. 

 1-3, from the Society. Annuaire de Ville-Marie, &.C., Annc'e 1863, Mon- 

 treal, 1861, from Major L. A. Huguet-Latour. Prodrome of a work on 

 the Ornithology of Arizona Territory, by Elliot Coues, M.D., Philad., 

 1866, from the Author. Proc. Essex Institute, vol. iv., No. 8, 1865, from 

 the Institute. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., No. 1, Jan. to March, 1866, 

 from the Academy. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. x., pp. 241-288, 

 from the Society. On Cephalization, No. iv., by J. D. Dana, from the 

 Author. Canadian Jour, and Proc. Canad. Institute, No. 62, 1866, To- 

 ronto, from the Society. Proc. Chicago Acad. Nat. Sciences, vol. i., pp. 

 1-48, from the Academy. Bulletin de la Sode'ie" Imp. Zool. d'Acclimata- 

 tion, Paris, T. iv., No. 3, 1866, from the Society. Dublin Quar. Jour, of 

 Science, No. 21-22, 1861, from the Editor. Jour, of the Royal Geol. Soc. 

 of Ireland, vol. i., pt. i., 1864-5, from the Society. Trans. Royal Scottish 

 Soc. of Arts, vol. vii., pt. i., Edinburgh, 1865, from the Society. Offen- 

 bacher Verein fur Naturk.: vi. Bericht. 1864-5, from the Society. Mu- 

 seum Francisco-Carolinum : xxv. Bericht, from the Institution. 



Dr. Baumgarten presented several publications on Geol- 

 ogy, from Dr. Hermann Credner, requesting tbe Transac- 

 tions in exchange. So ordered. 



July 16, 1866. 

 The President in the chair. 



Twelve members present. 



On motion of Mr. Churchill, the following resolutions were 

 adopted: 



Whereas, the late disastrous fire at Portland, Me., de- 

 stroyed the building containing the valuable collection of 

 specimens and books belonging to the Portland Society of 

 Natural History; and whereas it becomes us to assist kin- 

 dred societies under such reverses : be it, therefore, 



Jiesoloed, That, the St. Louis Academy of Science donate 

 to the Portland Society of Natural History such duplicates 

 of transactions, minerals and other objects of interest as they 

 are able to olfer, and that the Corresponding Secretary be in- 

 structed to send a copy of this resolution to the President of 

 said Society, and learn from him - at what time the Society 

 will be ready to receive the above named donations. 



On motion of Dr. Shumard, the Society at Chicago, which 

 lost its collection by fire, was included in the above reso- 

 lution, and Dr. Shumard, Mr. Churchill and Dr. G. H. E. 

 Baumgarten, were appointed a committee to carry the same 

 into effect. 



August 6, 1866. 

 The President in the chair. 

 Seven members present. 



