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Stated MeetiiKj, December 15, 1882. 



Present, f) memlDer.s. 



Dr. Brixtox in tLe Chair. 



Letters accepting membersliip were received from Gr. 

 Tsclierrnak, Director of the Mineralogical Institute, dated 

 XI Maximilian platz 15, Vienna ; and from F. Eeinhard 

 Bhim, dated Heidelberg, Nov. 20, 1882. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Trustees 

 of the Indian Museum at Calcutta ; the Eoyal Academies at 

 Munich and Brussels ; the Zoologischer Anzeiger ; the Bata- 

 vian Society ; the Eoyal Library at the Hague ; the Eoyal 

 Museum at Brussels; Dr. L. G. DeKoninck, of Liege ; the 

 Geographical Societies at Paris and Bordeaux ; the Eevue 

 Politique ; the Eoyal Astronomical Society, Lords Commis- 

 sioners of the Admiralty, and Nature, London ; Harvard Col- 

 lege Observatory ; American Journal of Science ; Mr. Henry 

 Whitall, Philadelphia ; the U. S. Signal Service Bureau, and 

 Fish Commission, and a copy of Lieut.-Com. Gorringe's illus- 

 trated book on the Obelisk, from Dr. Persifor Frazer, Phila- 

 delphia. 



Dr. Frazer read a communication on " The horizon of the 

 South Valley Hill Eocks in Pennsylvania." 



Prof. Cope communicated a paper " On the Brains of the 

 Eocene Mammalia : Theocodus and PteryjJtichus,^'' with two oc- 

 tavo plates. 



Pending nominations 9(39 to 976, and new nominations 977 

 to 980, were read. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



