1S92.] 



Councilors. 



Eicbard Wood, William V, McKean, Richard Yaux, 



Isaac C. Martindale. 



Councilor for two years^ vice Aubrey H. Smith, deceased. 

 William P. Tatham. 



The report of the Finance Committee was presented, and 

 the appropriations for the year ending November 30, 1892, 

 passed. 



Nominations for Librarian being in order. Dr. Morris re- 

 nominated Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., and Prof. Cope nominated 

 Mr. B. S. Lyman, and the nominations were closed. 



Pending nomination for membership 1282 and new nomina- 

 tion 1233 were read. 



Prof. Cope offered for the Transactions a paper entitled " A 

 Synopsis of the species Tied, genus Cnemidophorus." 



On motion, the paper was referred to a Committee, to be 

 appointed by the President at his leisure.* 



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

 George Baur (of Worcester, Mass.), on the " Taxonomy of the 

 genus Emys, C. Dumeril." 



Curator Morris exhibited a variety of objects from the 

 cabinets of the Society. 



Dr. Cope suggested that when a paper is presented through 

 a member of the Society for publication, in case of its non- 

 acceptance, it should be returned to the member offering the 

 same, and not sent to its author. 



And the Society was adjourned by the President. 



* The President subsequently appointed as such Committee, Drs. Ryder, Jayne and 

 Sharp. 



