Pioceediiigs of the Society. 229 



Donations were announced as follows : Chief Signal Officer, 

 Monthly Weather Review for August ; from D. G. Brinton, Phila- 

 delphia, Iconographic Encyclopaedia, Vol. II. ; from William H. 

 Knight, specimen of Dyuastis tityiis : from Dr. O. D, Norton, 

 two specimens Euplectella speciosa, Fruit of Myrica cerifera ; 

 from Harry DeWar &: Co.. specimens of Georgia Marble; from 

 Davis L. James, United States Naval Observatory Astronomical 

 and Meteorological Observations for 1868; from William ]. Schiff, 

 Red-shouldered Hawk; from Cliff Allen, specimen of Owl; from 

 Zoological Garden, Black Wolf, Wild Cat, Iguana, Moustache 

 Monkey, Bonnet Monkey, Carajiace and Plastron, and Carapace 

 and skull of Macrochelys lacertina. Carapace and Plastron of 

 Testeudo Carolina, Clarke's Crow, Texas Peccary, Java Sparrow ; 

 from Charles Dury, skeleton of White Whale; from David Ivor, 

 Moscow, O. , concretions from Blue Limestone Quarries, Pendleton 

 County, Ky. 



Adjourned. 



Tuesday, Dccf/zitn'r 7. 



Mr. William H. Knight, President f^ro fcjii : twenty members 

 present. 



The minutes for the November meeting were approved. 



Mr. Horace P. Smith read a paper upon Bison latifrons. 



Dr. Dun then took the chair, and papers were read by title 

 by Mr. L. M. Petitdidier, on "Photographic Apparatus and 

 Appliances," and by Mr. T. H. Aldrich, on "Tertiary Fossils, 

 with Descriptions of New Species." 



Notes for the Zoological Miscellany of the Journal were also 

 read by title. 



Dr. W. A. Dun spoke of the Natural Gas of Ohio, and of the 

 probability of finding gas within a short distance of the city. The 

 line of uplift known as the Cincinnati anticlinal seems to pass 

 through the gas fields of Northern and Central Ohio, and accord- 

 ing to the best belief of geologists, a few miles East of Cincinnati. 

 The suggestion was made that perhaps it would be well to investi- 

 gate the country east of the city. 



Members were elected as follows : Dr. J. C. Mackenzie, A. 

 W. Whelpley, C. M. Cook, Clough Anderson, Miss Amelia Miner. 



The resignations of Rev. H. D. Waller and J. W. Innes were 

 received and accepted. 



