<^U [Jan. 15, 



On motion, Henry Phillips, Jr., Esq., was renominated for 

 Librarian, and the nominations were closed. 



Prof. Cope presented for the Transactions a paper " On the 

 Intercentrum of the Terrestrial Vertebrata," which was re- 

 ferred to Dr. H. Allen, Dr. H. Jayne, and Dr. Geo. H. Horn. 



Prof. Allen made a communication on the result of experi- 

 ments on electric light used in photographing animals in 

 motion. 



Prof. Cope presented for the Proceedings a paper by Dr. 

 Alfredo Duges of Guanajuato, Sur le Rhinocheilus Antonii. 



Pending nominations Nos. 1064-1075 and new nominations 

 Nos. 1076 -1080 were read. 



Eeport of the Publication Committee presented November 

 6th, 1885, was taken up and considered, and the recommenda- 

 tions therein contained were unanimously adopted, as follows : 



1. That the Quarterly numbers of the Proceedings shall be 

 confined as nearly as possible to 125 pp. each. 



2. That papers containing more matter than will fill about 

 24 pp. of the Proceedings shall be considered as offered for the 

 Transactions.' 



3. That all papers requiring engravings or plates of full page 

 size shall be considered as offered for the Transactions. 



The committee appointed at last meeting on the paper on 

 Yucca angustifolia, reported progress and was continued. 



After the reading of the rough minutes the meeting was 

 adjourned by the President. 



Stated Meeting, January 15, 18S6. 



Present, 25 members. 



President Fraley, in the Chair. 



Letters of envoy were received from the Societas pro Fauna 

 et Flora Fennica, Helsingfors ; Bataafsch Genootschap der Proe- 

 fondervindclijke Wijsbegeerte, Rotterdam ; Royal Society of 

 Victoria : Societe de Naturalistes de la No u veil e Russie, Odessa, 



