'^'o [July 21, 



Stated Meeting, July 21, 1882. 



Present, 3 members. 



Dr. CREseoN, in the Chair. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from Dr. B. A. 

 Gould of Cardova ; the Musee Gaimet ; the Soc. Zoologique de 

 France ; Eoyal Irish Academy ; and Adelaide Observatory. 



A request from the Meteorological Society of London, 1838- 

 40, was on motion granted. 



On the President's recommendation it was ordered that the 

 Leander McCormick Observatory of Virginia University be 

 placed on the list of correspondents to receive the Proceedings. 



A copy of Proceedings No. Ill, just published, was laid on 

 the table for inspection. 



The copy of Dr. G. B. Wood's portrait in the University, 

 by Miss M. W. Lesley, ordered b}' the Society, was exhibited. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Asiatic 

 Society of Japan; the Natural History Societies at Emden, 

 Geneva and Bonn ; the Academies at Brussels, Turin and 

 Rome ; Prof. E. Renevier, Lausanne ; the Soc. de Geographic ; 

 Prof. Persifor Frazer ; M. II. Brpcard, of Paris; the Sociele 

 Geographic Commerciale, Bordeaux ; the Revista Euskara, 

 Pamplona ; Royal Astronomical Society, Journal of Forestry 

 and Nature, and Messrs. William Tebb and G. J. Syraons, of 

 London ; the Field Naturalist of Manchester ; the Mitchell 

 Library of Glasgow ; the Literary and Historical Society of 

 Quebec ; the Observatory at Yale College and Prof. E. Loomis; 

 Connecticut Academy ; American Journal of Science ; Essex 

 Institute ; Boston Society of Natural History ; Prof. W. M. 

 Davis; American Journal of Medical Sciences ; Franklin Insti- 

 tute ; Journal of Pharmacy, Library Company and Mercantile 

 Library at Philadelphia ; Prof. J. S.Newberry; U. S. National 

 Museum ; Chief of Engineers; Coast Survey ; Edward C. Pick- 

 ering; Historical and Geological Society at Wilkesbarre ; 

 Ohio Mechanics' Institute ; Antiquarian and Oriental Journal ; 

 Minn^ota Academy, and Adelaide Observatory. 



