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An nffirmativc vote for the nominees of the committee was 

 cast hy the Secretary in accordance with the instructions of the 

 Society, and the persons nominated were declared elected for the 

 ensuinof year. 



FOURTH MEETING, AT BOSTON, MASS. 



second day, dec. 30, 1885. 



Physiological Lecture-Room, Harvard Medical School. 



President Gilbert in the chair. Thirty-seven members present. 



It was voted, in accordance with the recommendation of the 

 Executive Committee, to amend Article II. of the Constitution by 

 adding a new section, as follows : — 



Section III. Honorary members, exempt from the pa3'ment of 

 dues, may be elected, upon recommendation of the Executive 

 Committee, by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any 

 meeting of the Society. The number of honorary members is 

 limited to five. 



The following honorary members were elected : S. F. Baird, 

 James D. Dana, and Asa Gray. 



The following members were elected : Thomas Dwight, H. 

 C. Ernst, S. J. Mixter, and Leonhard Stejneger. 



The Secretary announced that the Executive Committee had 

 voted to hold the next meeting of the Society at Philadelphia, 

 Dec. 39 and 30, 1S86. 



It was voted to appoint a committee of three to consider the 

 question of establishing a bin-eau of information. The Chair 

 appointed the following gentlemen the committee : Messrs. Wm. 

 North Rice, A. Hyatt, and G. Brown Goode. 



The following letters were read : — 



" Boston Society of Natural History, 



" Berkeley St., Boston, Mass., Dec. 30, 1S85. 



" The Boston Society of Natural History respectfully invite the 

 Society of Naturalists of the Eastern United States to visit and 



