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Silurian Rocks of Vermont & Canada, by Jules Marcou, 1861, from the 

 Author. Revision of the Species of Baculites described in Dr. Morton's 

 Synopsis of the Creiaceous Group of the U. States, by W. M. Gabb, 1861, 

 from the Author. 



Dr. Wislizenus read a paper containing a synopsis of his 

 observations on Atmospheric Electricity. Referred to Publi- 

 cation Committee. 



Chairmen of Committees for the year 1862 were appointed 

 as follows : 



Ethnology, N. Holmes. 



Comparative Anatomy, . Chas. A. Pope. 



Mammalogy, Chas. W. Stevens. 



Ornithology, G. C. Broadhead. 



Ichthyology and Herpetology, T. C. Hilgard. 



Motany, Geo. Engelmann. 



Entomology, T. C. Hilgard. 



Conchology, G. C. Broadhead. 



Geology and Palmontology, B. F. Shnmard. 



3/eteorology, A. Wislizenns. 



Mineralogy, Hiram A. Prout. 



February 17, 1862. 



Vice-President Dr. Wislizenus in the chair. 



Six members present. 



Letters were received from the Royal Acad, of Sciences, Madrid, Jan. 

 1862, acknowledging receipt of Trans. No. 4 ; Dr. Felix Fliigel, Leipzig, 

 Jan. 1862, announcing exchanges; A. F. Bandelier, Highland. 111., Feb. 

 6, 1862, communicating meteorological observations at Highland, for Dec. 

 1861 & Jan. 1862 ; C. A. White, Burlington, Iowa, Feb. 10, 1862, concern- 

 ing publication of papers ; B. Westerman & Co., N. York, Feb. 13, 1862, 

 ordering copies of the Transactions of the Academy. 



Donations to the Library were received as follows : 



Bull, de la Soc. Imp. zool. d'Acclimatation, Paris, T. VIII., No. 12, 

 1861, from the Society. 13th Ann. Rep. Regents of the Univ. of N. York, 

 Albany, 1860, from Dr. Wislizenus. 



March 3, 1862. 

 The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Eight members present. 



The following publications were received: 



Canadian Nat. & Geol. & Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc, Montreal, Vol. VI., No. 

 6, 1861, from the Society. Atti della Societa di Acclimnzione e di Agri- 

 coltura in Sicilia, T. I., No. 1-5, 1860-1, Palermo, from the Society. Ken- 

 tucky Geol. Survey, Vol. IV., 1861, from Prof. Robert Peter. II Primo 

 libro d'Architettura di M. Sebastiano, Venice, 1551, from Dr. Behr. 



