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ginae " and " The Skull and Teetb. of the Ectophylla alba," 

 recommended their publication, which was so ordered. 



The death was announced of Rev. William C. Cattell, D.D., 

 on February 11, in his seventy-first year. 



The President, on motion, appointed Dr. McCook to prepare 

 an obituary notice of Dr. Cattell. 



Dr. Carl Lumholtz read a paper on " The Iluichol Indians 

 of Mexico and Their Objective Symbols." which was dis- 

 cussed by Dr. Brinton and Mr. Culin. 



Pending nominations were read and spoken to, and the 

 Society proceeded to the election of new members, after 

 which the Tellers reported the following persons had been 

 elected members : 



2367. Thomas H. Montgomery, Jr., Philadelphia. 



2368. W. L. R. Emmet, Schenectady, N. Y. 



2369. George H. Darwin, F.R.S., Cambridge, Mass. 



2370. S. Dana Greene, Schenectady, N". Y. 



2371. L. B. Stillwell, Buffalo, ^^. Y. 



2372. Charles F. Scott, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



The Society was adjourned by the presiding officer. 



Stated Meeting, March 4-, 1898. 



Yice -President Sellers in the Chair. 



Present, 9 members. 



Mr. T. H. Montgomery, Jr., a newly elected member, was 

 presented and took his seat in the Society. 



Letters accepting membership were read from W. L. R. 

 Emmet, Thomas H. Montgomery, Jr., and Percival Lowell. 



The death, in his eighty-third year, of Rev. James Legge, 

 D.D., LL.D., of Oxford, England, was announced. 



Pending nominations 1432 and 1451 and new nominations 

 1452 and 1453 were read. 



The Society was adjourned by the presiding officer. 



