178 proceedings of the academy of [1899. 



March 7. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., in the Chair. 



Eleven persons present. 



Papers under the following titles were presented for publication: 



" A Small Collection of Reptiles and Batrachians from Eastern 

 Mongolia," by Witmer Stone. 



" A New and Little-known Sj^ecies of Pristoloma," by Henry A. 

 Pilsbry. 



" Ashmunella, a New Genus of Helices," by H. A. Pilsbry 

 and T. D. A. Cockerell. 



March 14. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., in the Cliair. 



Thirty-eight persons present. 



A paper entitled, " Contributions to a Knowledge of the Hyme- 

 noptera of Brazil, No. 6. — A Collection from Rio Grande do Sul 

 and Sao Paolo," by William J. Fox, was presented for publica- 

 tion. 



March 21. 



The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M.D., in the Chair. 



Twenty- three persons present. 



A paper entitled, '' Some Untenable Names in Ornithology," by 

 Harry C. Oberholser, was presented for publication. 



The death of Prof. Othniel C. Marsh, a correspondent, was an- 

 nounced. 



March 28. 



The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M. D. , in the Chair. 



Forty-three persons present. 



Dr. Dixon made a communication on Bacillus typhosus (no 

 abstract). 



The following were ordered to be printed • 



