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The Societe Entomologique de Belgique (by letter dated 

 Bruxelles, Dec. 9, 1885), requested exchanges. On motion, it 

 was placed upon the list to receive Proceedings from No. 96. 



Geological Society of Glasgow, by letter requested certain 

 missing numbers of the Proceedings, which was referred to the 

 Secretaries with power to act. 



Letters of envoy were read from the U. S. Coast and Geo- 

 detic Survey ; U. S. Bureau of Ethnology ; La Societe Hol- 

 landaise des Sciences, Hserlem. 



Mr. Everard F. im Thurn, of British Guiana, accepted mem- 

 bership by letter dated Torquay, England, Dec. 19, 1885. 



The President reported that he had appointed Dr. Harrison 

 Allen to prepare obituary notice of the late Dr. A. H. Smith, 

 and Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., of the late Henry S. Hagert, Esq., 

 and that both had accepted the appointment. 



The death of Samuel Birch, LL.D. (London, Dec. 29, 1885), 

 in the 72 d year of his age, was announced. 



The judges of the annual election reported that the follow- 

 ing officers and council had been elected for the year 1886, viz: 



President, 



Frederick Fraley. 



Vice- Presidents, 

 E. Otis Kendall, Pliny E. Chase, W. S. W. Ruschenberger. 



Secretaries, 

 J. P. Lesley, G. F. Barker, D. G. Brinton, Henry Phillips, Jr. 



Councilors, 



Oswald Seidensticker, Richard "Wood, Wm. V. McKean, 



Persifor Frazer. 



Councilor for one year, in lieu of W. S. W. Ruschenberger, 



resigned, 

 Thomas H. Dudley. 



Curators, 



Geo. H. Horn, Charles G. Ames, John R. Baker. 



Treasurer, 



J. Sergeant Price. 



