^^-^ [Sept. 16, 



Stevens, Troy, N. Y. (138) ; Prof. E. D. Cope, Mr. H. H. Hous- 

 ton, Philadelphia (138) ; U. S. Geological Survey, Washing- 

 ton, D. 0. (Trans., xvii, 1, 2, and 138) ; Leander McCormick 

 Observatory, University of Virginia (138); "Journal of Com- 

 parative Neurology," Granville, O. (138) ; Dr. Robert Peter, 

 Lexington, Ky. (138) ; Kansas Academy of Science (138), 

 "Washburn College (137), Topeka ; Prof. Daniel Kirkwood, 

 Riverside, Cal. (138) ; Bishop Crescencio Carrillo, Merida, 

 Yucatan (138). 



Accessions to the Library were announced from the Comite 

 de Conservation des Monuments de I'Art Arabe, Cairo ; 

 New Zealand Institute, Wellington ; K. K. Mineralogische 

 Gesellschaft, St. Petersburg ; K. Zoologisch. Botanische 

 Genootschap, 's Gravenhage ; Genootschap van Kunsten en 

 Wetenschappen, Batavia ; Academie des Sciences, Cracow ; 

 K. K. Militar Geographische Institut, K. K. Geologische 

 Reichsanstalt, Vienna ; K. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 

 Physiologische Gesellschaft, Berlin ; Naturhistorischer Ver- 

 ein, Bonn ; Verein fiir die Geschichte und Altertumskunde, 

 Erfurt; Oberlausitzer Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Gor- 

 litz ; Vogtliindische Alterthumsforschende Verein, Hoben- 

 leuben ; Verein flir Vaterliindische Naturkunde, Stuttgart ; 

 Mr. T. Cannizzaro, Messina, Italy ; Minist^re des Tra- 

 vaux Publics, Paris ; Royal Society, London ; University 

 of Toronto ; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mr. 

 Samuel A. Green, Boston, Mass. ; New York Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Geneva ; Cornell University, Ithaca ; Mr. 

 William John Potts, Camden ; New Jersey Historical Society, 

 Newark ; American Academy of Political and Social Science, 

 Rev. S. F. Hotchkin, J. F. Sachse, Miss Rebecca Elmslie, 

 Philadelphia; Weather Bureau, Hydrographic Office, U. S, 

 Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C. ; University of Cali- 

 fornia, Berkeley, 



The following decease of members was announced : 



John G. Whittier, born December 7, 1802 ; died September 



7. 1892. 



