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The following annual reports were read and referred to the 

 Publication Committee : — 



REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY. 



The Recording Secretary respectfull3' reports that during the 

 year ending November 30, 1883, twenty -four members and seven 

 correspondents have been elected. 



Resignations of membership have been received from the fol- 

 lowing, and accepted on the usual conditions: — Wm. John Potts, 

 G. B. Cresson, Isaac S. Williams, Howard A. Kelly, M. D., John 

 Wagner, W. G. Audenried, Charles W. Pickering, Wilson Mitchell, 

 H. W. Workman and R. S. Peabod3^ 



The deaths of fourteen members and seven correspondents have 

 been announced and duly recorded in the printed Proceedings. 



Thirtj^-five papers have been presented for publication, as fol- 

 lows : Edw. D. Cope, 7 ; Jos. Leidy, 8 ; Angelo Heilprin, 3 ; S. B. 

 Buckley, 1 ; H. T. Cresson, 1 ; B. W. Everman and S. E. Meek, 1 ; 

 S. G. Foulke, 1 ; Andrew Garrett, 1 ; Josiah Hoopes, 1 ; David S. 

 Jordan, 1 ; Alexis A. Julien, 1 ; IT. Carvill Lewis, 1 ; Graceanna 

 Lewis, 1 ; Isaac C. Martindale, 1 ; Rev. H. C. McCook, 1; Charles 

 L. Mitchell, 1 ; Henry F. Osborn, 1 ; Benjamin Sharp, 1 ; Theo. 

 D. Rand, 1 ; Jos. Swain, 1 ; Jos. Swain and Geo. B. Kalb, 1 ; R. E. 

 C. Stearns, 1 ; Chas. H. Townsend, 1 ; Jos. Willcox, 1 ; Berlin H. 

 Wright, 1. One of these was withdrawn by the author; two of 

 those by Dr. Leidy and the one by Mr. Garrett were accepted for 

 publication in the Journal, and the others have been or are about 

 to be issued in the Proceedings. 



One hundred and fift3'-nine pages of the Proceedings for 1882 

 and two hundred and thirty-two pages of the volume for 1883 have 

 been published. The latter is illustrated by eleven plates. Sixty- 

 eight* pages of the Journal, Vol. IX, Part I, have also been 

 printed. These include Dr. Leidj-'s paper on Urnatella gracilis, 

 advance copies of which were issued by the author early in 

 December of the present year, and about half of Mr. Garrett's 

 paper on Society Islands Shells. The former is illustrated by one 

 fine chromolithographic plate, and the latter by two plnin litho- 

 graphs, containing one hundred and fiftj'-two figures. 



One hundred and twent^'-one copies of the Proceedings have 

 been distributed to subscribers. Fifty-nine copies have been sent 

 to domestic, and three hundred and thirteen to foi'eign journals 

 and societies. The exchange list has been carefully revised, 



