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May 2. 



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



Eighty-three persons present. 



An adjourned meeting, the special business being the continued 

 consideration of the revised code of By-Laws. 



May 9. 



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



Sixty persons present. 



A paper entitled " The Voles collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott 

 in Central Asia," by Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., was presented for pub- 

 lication. 



The death of Henry Wheleu, a member, was announced. 



The consideration of the revised code of Bv-Laws was concluded. 



May IG. 

 Mr. ApvThuPv Erwin Brown in the Chair. 

 Sixteen persons present. 



Papers under the following titles were presented for publication : 



" Neuropterous Insects c )llected by Dr. A Donaldson Smith 

 in Northeastern Africa," by Philip P. Calv^ert. 



" Parallelism in Structure between Certain Genera of Odouata 

 from the Old and the New World," by Philip P. Calvert. 



" West Indian Eulimidse," by E. G. Vanatta. 



The death of Franz Hitter von Hauer, a correspondent, was 

 announced. 



May 23. 



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



Twenty-five persons present. 



Papers under the following titles were presented for publication: 

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