1^4: rjan. 3, 



1878. On motion the Zoologischer Anzeiger was ordered to 

 be placed on the list of correspondents to receive the Pro- 

 ceedings. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Imperial 

 Russian Academy and Geographical Society ; the Astronomi- 

 cal Observatory at Dorpat ; the R. Prussian Academy ; the 

 Austrian Geological Institute, and Geographical and Anthro- 

 pological Societies ; the Societies at Emden and St. Gall ; the 

 Annales des Mines, and Revue Politique ; the Commercial 

 Geographical Society at Bordeaux ; the R. Belgian Acade- 

 my ; the R. Astronomical, Geological, and Zoological Socie- 

 ties, and London Nature ; Mr. James Henry ; the R. Irish 

 Academy ; the Canadian Naturalist ; the Boston Natural 

 History Society ; the National Academy of Sciences ; the 

 Bureau of U. S. Geological Surveys of the Territories ; Mr. 

 "W. H. Howgate ; and the Argentine Scientific Society. 



The death of Dr. Carl Friedrich Rokitansky, at Vienna, 

 July 23, 1878, was announced by the Secretary. 



The death of Dr. Hermann Lebert, at Vevay, was reported 

 from Leipsig, by Dr. Felix Flugel. 



The report of the judges and clerks of the annual election 

 was read, by which it appeared that the officers and mem- 

 bers of Council for the ensuing year, were elected as fol- 

 lows : 



President. 



George B. Wood. 



Vice- Presides ts. 

 Frederick Fraley, Eli K Price, E. Otis Kendall. 



/Secretaries. 



• I. L. LeConte, Pliny E. Chase, George F. Barker, 



J. P. Lesley. 



Councillors for three years. 



Alfred L. Elwyn, Benj. H. Coates, Benj. V. Marsh. 



George II. Horn. 



