Proceedimjs of the Society. 55 



Mr. Mickleborough exhibited a fine collection of Star Fishes and 

 Echinoderms, arranged in a handsome case. 



Dr. John A. Warder made some remarks on the earl}' blooming of 

 many plants this season. 



Donations were acknowledged as follows: 



From a lady, specimens of branchipus vernalis. 



From Chas Dur}', two eggs of the murre, and one Qg^ of the thick- 

 billed guillmot. 



From J. F. James, fifteen specimens of mounted plants, and three 

 eggs of the quail. 



From John Mickleborough, twelve specimens of Pterina insueta, 4 

 specimens of Murchisonia gracilis, a specimen of Poteriocrinus pol}'- 

 dactylus. 



From J. W. Shorten, a snake. 



From Mrs. H. B. Moorehead, thirty species of English shells. 



From J. G. Browne, one tooth of fossil elephant. 



From Dr. Heighwa}^ one scimiter, from South America. 



From Prof. O. Stone, Proceedings of the Cincinnati Observatory. 



From the St. Louis Academy of Science, its proceedings. 



From H. B. Banning, "The Fur-bearing Animals, etc., of the North 

 west." 



From the Entomological Society of Ontario, its Annual Report. 



From Academy of Science, Philadelphia, its proceedings. 



From Minnesota Academy of Natural Science, the Bulletin of the 

 Societ}^ 



The Society met June 4th, 1878, the President in the chair. The 

 minutes were read, amended and approved. 



Mr. J. M. Harper was elected to regular membership. 



Two papers b}' S. S. Scoville, M.D., of Lebanon, O., were read: 

 One describing a large boulder, the largest in Southern Ohio; the other 

 on certain earth works in that vicinit}^, belonging to the age of the 

 Mound Builders. 



Prof. Ormond Stone made some remarks on double stars, and obser- 

 vations being made upon them. 



After this, a lively discussion arose concerning the boulder described 

 by Dr. Scoville, and boulders in general, glacial action, and related 

 matters. 



Prof. Wetherby called attention to the Cionella morsei, Doherty, 

 and said that it was only a sj'uonym of C. suboylindrica. 



Mr. E. 0.. Ulrich, read b}' title the descriptions of three new genera, 

 and eleven new species of fossils. 



