2 CiJicinnati Society of Natural History. 



A photograph of a leaf insect from Central America, do- 

 nated by Mr. T. H. Aldrich, was exhibited. 

 Adjourned. 



Regular Meeting, February 3, 1891. 



President Abert in the chair. 



Minutes of January meeting read and approved. 



Mrs. James IvcBoutillier, Sr., Mrs. Mamie Hall, George 

 Gregg Johnston, Alexander Starbuck and James Brown Kem- 

 per were proposed for active member.ship. 



On motion of Mr. A. D. Smith, the rules were suspended 

 and Mrs. Mamie Hall was elected an active member. 



On motion of Mr. J. Ralston Skinner, the attention of the 

 Photographic Section was to be called, by the Secretary, to 

 the .spilling of water on the floor of the dark room and the 

 danger of the same to the ceiling of the auditorium. 



The minutes of the Executive Board for December were 

 read. 



The resignations of Drs. A. Hoeltge and A. C. Kemper 

 were read and accepted. 



The Secretary read by title a paper entitled: "Notes -on 

 the Batrachians and Reptiles of Vigo County, Indiana, by 

 Prof. W. S. Blatchley. 



Mr. Chas. Dury exhibited two specimens of Mot-mots from 

 Central America, and made some interesting remarks con- 

 cerning the habits of the species in denuding and mutilating 

 their tail feathers, and of their peculiar and anomalous habit 

 of living in holes in the ground. 



Mr. David \V. Miller then read a paper. "On the influence 

 of Ocean Currents in the formation of Continents," which 

 commanded the close attention of those assembled. 



Mr. Chas. Dury read by title a paper b\- Mr. A. W. Butkr, 

 entitled, "Contribution to Indiana Herpetology No. 3." 



Adjourned. 



Regul.vk Meeting, March 3, 1S91. 



A (juorum not being present, owing to the inclemency of 

 the weather, an informal meeting was held to pass resolutions 



