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Society of Antiquaries, London, in 30 Vols., 4to, handsomely 

 bound, as a donation to the library. Voted, that the thanks 

 of the Academy be returned to Mr. Robb for this valuable 

 present, together with a bound copy of the Transactions. 



Dr. Pope also presented some specimens of sulphuret of 

 iron. 



Mr. Daniel McGowan, of St. Louis, was elected an Asso- 

 ciate Member. 



December ~, 1863. 

 The President, Dr. Exgelmann, in the chair. 



Nine members present. 



A letter was read from Cav. Prof. Giovanni Capellini, Nov. 

 11, L8H3, acknowledging his election as a Corresponding- 

 Member; also, from the British Museum, London, Nov. 6, 

 1863, and the Geological Society, London, Nov. 4, 18(33, ac- 

 knowledging receipt of the Transactions. 



The following donations to the library were received : — 

 Time-Boundaries in Geological History; Homologies of In- 

 sects and Crustaceans; Parallel Relations of Classes of Ver- 

 tebrates ; Classifications of Animals, based upon the principle 

 of Cephalization — by James D. Dana, New Haven, 1863, — 

 from the Author. Amer. Jour, of Sci. & Art, No. 108, Nov., 

 '1863, New Haven. 



James Robb, Esq., of Chicago, 111., was elected a Cor- 

 responding Member. 



December 21, 18G3. 

 The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Five members present. 



A letter was read from Dr. J. J Bigsby, London, Nov. 

 17, 1^63, acknowledging his election as a Corresponding 

 Member. 



The Corresponding Secretary laid upon the table the Ca- 

 nadian Jour, of Industry, Science & Art, No. 48, Nov., 1863, 

 Toronto, from the Canadian Institute. 



Dr. Engelmann presented from Mr. E. Durand, of Philad., 

 two publications, entitled "Enumeration of Arctic Plants, 

 collected by Dr. I. I. Hayes, and described by E. Durand," 

 and "Article on Tea, by i£. Durand & S. Ashmead." 



Dr. Engelmann exhibited plates of Archceopteryx litho- 

 c/raphica, the lately discovered Saurian-Bird or Bird-Saurian 

 of Solenhofen. 



