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from the. Academy. Offenbacher Verein fiir Naturk. : Bcricht IV., 1863— 

 from the Society. Der Dr. J. C. Senckenbergischen Stiftung Denkschrit't, 

 Aug. 18, 1863—; frcm the same. Nederlandiseh Meteor. Jaarboek, 1862, 

 Utrecht— from the Royal Meteor. Institute. Zeitscbrift fiir die Gesammtcn 

 Naturw., Halle : Band XX.-XXI., 1862-3— from the Editors. Naturf. Ge- 

 sellscbaft Graubiindens : Jabresbericbt, Jabrg. VIII., Cbur, 1863— -from 

 the Society. K. K. Geol. Reiehsanstalt : Jahrbuch, Band XIII., No. 2, 

 Wien, 1863 — from the Institute. L'Acade'mie Imp. des Sciences: Me- 

 moires, T. IV., Nos. 10 & 11, 1862; Bulletin, T. IV., Nos. 7-9; T. V., 

 Nos. 1 & 2, St. Petersburg— -from the Royal Academy. K. K. patr.iJkonom. 

 Gesellschaft : Centralblatt 1861 und 1862, Yrag— from the Society. 



Dr. Edward Lawton, of St. Louis Co., was elected an As- 

 sociate Member. 



March 7, 1864. 

 Vice-President Wislizenus in the chair. 



Thirteen members present. 



A letter was read from the Deutsche Geol. Gesellschaft, 

 Berlin, Nov. 5, 1863, acknowledging receipt of the Transac- 

 tions; and from the Bibliotheque Imperiale Publique de St. 

 Petersbourg, Jan. 10, 1864, proposing an exchange of publi- 

 cations direct. 



The following publications were received : 



List of Polyps and Corals, with Annotations by A. E. Verrill— -from the 

 Museum of Comp. Zoology. Notes on the described species of Holoconoti 

 from the Western Coast of N. Amer., by A. Agassiz; On Arachncetis bra- 

 chiolata from Nahant, by A. Agassiz ; List of Echinoderms sent in ex- 

 change, with Annotations by A. Agassiz ; Embryology of Asteracanthion 

 berylinus, Ag., and species allied to A. rubens, M. T., and A. pallidus, Ag., 

 by A. Agassiz— -from the Author. Journal of Industry, Sci. & Art, No. 49, 

 Jan., 1864, Toronto— -from the Canadian Institute. Bulletin de la Soc. Imp. 

 zool. d'Acclimatation, T. X., No. 12, Dec. 1863, Paris— /rom the Society. 

 Astronomical & Meteor. Observations, U. S. Naval Observatory, 1862, 

 Capt. J. M. Gilliss, U. S. N., Sup't, 4to, 1863— from the Institution. Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sciences, Philad., No. 7, Dec. 1863— /rom the Academy. 



Dr. Boisliniere introduced Mr. Pratviel, who explained and 

 illustrated his method of teaching Perspective in Drawing, 

 with an apparatus prepared for the purpose, whereby the 

 principles of the science were made visible to the eye and 

 easy of comprehension. The thanks of the Academy were 

 voted to Mr. Pratviel for his highly interesting illustration 

 of the subject. 



Voted, that the proposed exchange of publications with 

 the Imperial Library of St. Petersburg be accepted. 



Mr. G. C. Seymour, of St. Louis, was elected an Associate 

 Member. 



