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U. S. Naval Observatory, Washington; and the Department 

 of State, Washington, April 1, 1882. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Acade- 

 mies at St. Petersburg, Berlin, Munich, Eome and Brussels ; 

 Prof. Eeuleaux, Braunschweig; Herr. Aug. Tischner, and the 

 Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipsig; Herr. L. Riitimeyer, Zurich ; 

 Geographical Societies at Paris and Bordeaux ; Baron J. De 

 Baye, Chalon-sur-Marne ; Royal Library at the Hague; Flora 

 Batava, Leyden; Royal Astronomical Society, and Nature, 

 London; Mr. M. E. WadsAvorth, Boston; American Academy 

 of Arts and Sciences; American Journal, New Haven; Mr. 

 E. A. Barber, Mr. Lorin Blodget, Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., 

 Dr. Jayne, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Board of Direc- 

 tors of City Trusts, and the Editors of the "American," Phila- 

 delphia; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; U. S. Fish 

 Commission, U. S. National Museum, U. S. Census Bureau, U. 

 S. A. Department of Engineers, and the U. S. Naval Observa- 

 tory, Washington, D. C. ; The Virginias, Staunton, Ya ; Amer- 

 ican Antiquarian, Chicago. 



A letter from the Wyoming Geological Society was referred 

 to the Secretaries with power to act. 



The death of Solomon W. Roberts, at Atlantic City, March 

 22, in the 71st year of his age, was announced by Mr. J. S. 

 Price, and Mr. Fraley was requested to prepare an obituary 

 notice of the deceased. 



The death of Edouard Desor, at Nice, Feb. 23, in the 71st 

 year of his age, was announced-; and Mr. Lesley was appointed 

 to prepare a notice. 



The death of Dr. Robert S. Kenderdine, in Philadelphia, 

 March 27, aged 51, was announced by Mr. J. S. Price, and the 

 President was requested to appoint a proper person to prepare 

 an obituary notice of the deceased. 



Mr. Ashburner read a paper on "Estimation of Coal Areas 

 and Coal Contents of the Anthracite Fields of Pennsylvania." 



Prof. Cope read a paper on a new form of Marsupial Mam- 

 mal from the Lower Eocene of New Mexico. 



Prof. Cope read a paper on Archaesthetism. 



