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Donations were announced as follows: From Hon. Job. E. Stevenson, 

 twenty-one different minerals from Mt. Vesuvius, which he collected on 

 the Mountain during an expedition in the spring of 1879, viz: Lava 

 rigato, Granito, Malachite, Meiouite, Sodalite, Peridoto, Anfigena, 

 Idrodolomite, Zolfo, Zolfo 1872, Lava 1879, Mica a foglio, Idocrasia, 

 Idocrasia bruciato, Idocrasia con mica, Nepheline, Melanite, Ferro 

 olivastro, Ilvaite, and Ilvaite con spinella; from Jos. Savage, two 

 specimens of spider cases; from H. W. Stevenson, a large hornet; 

 from Dr. F. W. Langdon, eggs in sets of the Florida Gallinule, Ameri- 

 can Coot, Black Tern and Long-billed Marsh Wren ; from J. E. Frey, 

 the head of a sea sturgeon, a verj^ fine specimen, which is being mounted 

 by our excellent artist and taxidermist, Mr. J. W. Shorten ; from Mr. 

 C. F. Low, a cop3^ of the Annual Report of the Geological Survey of 

 New York for the year 1838. 



And from Dr. C. L. Metz, of Madisonville, a fine specimen of the 

 paddle fish (Folyodon folium) from the Little Miami river. The 

 taxidermy on this specimen is unsurpassed. It is the work of 

 Mr. J. W. Shorten, and was b^^ him donated to the Societ3\ 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



The Executive Board has held regular mouthl}" meetings during the 

 summer, and transacted the current business of the Society. Five 

 hundred dollars has been appropriated for the purchase of books for 

 the Library, most of which has been expended for that purpose. The 

 committee having in charge the purchase of the books consists of C. 

 F. Low, S. A. Miller and Dr. A. J. Howe. Fifteen hundred dollars has 

 been appropriated for the purpose of increasing the palseoutologieal 

 collection of the Societ3\ The committee having in charge the ex- 

 penditure of this appropriation consists of Dr. J. F. Judge, Prof. J. 

 Mickieborough, S. A. Miller, Prof. G. W. Harper and Prof. J. W. Hall^ 

 Jr. The Custodian, Dr. J. H. Hunt, has been authorized to cause to be 

 provided the necessary- cases and boxes for taking care of and display- 

 ing the palseontological collection. 



Correction. — A mistake occurs on page 15 of the April No. of the 

 Journal, Vol. iii., No. 1, in the article on the Cretaceous rocks by S. 

 A. Miller, Esq. The words " now Thoracosaurus 7ieoccesariensis,''^ in 

 the 14th line from the top of the page, should follow Crocodilus clavi- 

 rostris, in the 12th line from the top of the page. Dorudon serratus is 

 an Eocene species. 



