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able, careful and patient manner in wliich it has discharged the im- 

 portant duty assigned to it. 



The donation of a mink, by Dr. II. H. Hill, was announced. 



The Society met February 4th, the President in the chair. The 

 minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 



Dr. G. A. Sprecher, .proposed at the previous meeting for member- 

 ship, was unanimously elected. 



Miss Hallie G. Cotton tendered her resignation as a member of the 

 Society. • 



Mr. Fred. Braun read a paper concerning and descriptive of a new 

 crustacean fossil, the Evo2)loxira lovgicaiala^ which he found in the 

 south eastern part of Indiana. On motion the paper was referred to 

 the Publishing Committee. 



Dr. Warder gave, in a verbal communication, some very interesting 

 information about the two varieties or species of Catalpa trees found 

 in America, including some statements about its great durability as 

 material for posts, railroad ties, etc. 



The following donations were announced: one Cauculus anthriscus 

 (mounted), G. C. Lloyd; two eggs of Florida Cormorant, .Chas. Dury; 

 twenty-five copies Report of Ohio Fish Commission, Cuvier Club, 

 through Col. L. A. Harris; a copy of the Pali^ontologist, No. 3, U. P. 

 James. 



The Society met March 4, 1879, — Vice-President Cotton presiding. 

 There were verbal communications b}' S. A. Miller, E. O, Ulrich, and 

 others. 



S. A. Miller stated in substance that the masticatory apparatus of 

 Ceratiocaris and Dithyrocaris found in the carboniferous rocks bears a 

 striking resemblance to the same organs in the recent lobster, and that 

 our fossil known as Nereidavus varians has a striking similarity 

 with the masticatory organs ot the Ceratiocaris and Dithyrocaris, so 

 much so that in his opinion the Nereidavus varians should rather be 

 referred to the masticatory organs of our fossil crustaceans than to the 

 annelids. 



Mr. Ulrich did not agree with Mr. INIiller's conclusions. 



The following donations Avere received: Mr. Charles Dury announced 

 by letter that he had been re(] nested 03' Dr. Aug. J. Woodward to pre- 

 sent to the vSociety his entire collection of Coleopterous insects, with 

 the cabinet contuining them; 1 copy each of Reports D, E, F, G, H, »t 

 O, of the 2d Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, ficun the coniniission- 

 eis. by llicir seci(tarv, Win. A. lni>hain. 



