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riiOCEEDINGS 



AMERICAN PIIILOSOPIIICAL SOCIETY. 



YoL. X. JULY, 1868. No. 80. 



Stated Meeting, July 17 tJi, 1868. 



Present, five members. 



Prof. J. C. Cresson, Vice-President, in tlic Chair. 



Donations for tlie Library were announced from the Paris 

 Geographical Society; the Bureau des Longitudes; London 

 Eo}' al Astronomical Society ; Boston Natural History Society ; 

 Bureau of the AYar Department; Congressional Library; 

 Smithsonian Institute; San Francisco Library; the Franklin 

 Institute; and the Editors of the Journal of Medical Sciences 

 at Philadelphia. 



The death of Edward Coles, a member of the Society, was 

 announced, as having taken place on the 7th inst., in the 82d 

 year of his age. 



Professor Cope presented for publication a paper entitled : 

 A Synopsis of the extinct Batrachia and Reptilia of North 

 America. Peferred to a Committee consisting of Dr. Leidy, 

 Professor Trego and Dr. Ruschenberger. 



Professor Cope read a communication: On the Origin of 

 Genera. Referred to the Secretaries. 



Mr. Chase, continuing his remarks made at the last meeting, 

 adduced fresh evidence of a tidal rain-fall, from a discussion 

 of Meteorological Observations made uninterruptedly for 43| 

 years at Philadelphia. 



Dr. H. C. Wood presented for publication a paper on Pha- 

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