Proceedings of the Society. 135 



Tuesday Eveninc;, Sept. 6, 1886. 

 Scientific Meeting. 

 ' President DCin presiding. Sixteen members present. 



Dr. Langdon presented remarks upon the Birds of tlie Chil- 

 howee range of the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. 



Prof. Jos. F. James read, by title, a paper of the "Sponges of 

 the Cincinnati Group." 



Prof. James also read an extract from a letter from Prof. J. S. 

 Newberry, saying that he had matter in hand regarding New Fishes 

 from the Devoni"an Rocks of Ohio, and asking if the Society would 

 be willing to publish it. 



Dr. Newberry was, by motion, seconded ajid carried, invited 

 to read a paper on the Devonian Fishes of Ohio. 



Dr. Heighway spoke upon the late meeting of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science at Buffalo. 



Members were elected as follows: Misses Lizzie and Annie 

 Laws, and Mr. A. C. Seiwers, and the following persons proposed 

 for active membership: Dr. John D. Jones, Mr. Horace P. Smith, 

 Mr. Theo. P. Anderson, Jr., Miss Emily Hopkins, Miss Mollie 

 Gohegan. 



Prof. Geo. W. Harper was elected Librarian to succeed Prof. 

 James, resigned. 



The Curator of Botany, Miss Nettie Fillmore, announced that 

 the section of Botany would resume its weekly meetings, beginning 

 September nth, at 2 p. m. 



The President called the attention of members to a set of the 

 Publications of the Geological Survey of Lidia lately received in 

 exchange. 



Adjourned. 



Donations were received during the month as follows : From 

 Dr. W. A. Dun, Indian relics, bird skulls, ears of rabbit, speci- 

 men of Agate ; from Mr. Bryant, crystal of Beryl, shells of 

 Anodonta dicora; from Dr. O. D. Norton, specimens of Syenite, 

 " Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux ornee," Albin 1750; from Dr. 

 W. A. Dun, lantern slides, fragments of ancient pottery, arrow 

 points, specimens of Lava, Pyrites, bronze medal, mosaic from 

 Venice, specimen of silver ore ; from Miss Magurk, impressions 

 of coal plants, herbarium specimens from Lookout Mt. ; from 

 Jos. F. James, pamphlets; from Al. Gahr, specimen of iron 

 ore, fragments of pottery, flints ; from Baron Felix von Thumen, 

 Monograph, " Der Reben Mehl-thau." 



