66 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



President P'isher exhibited an alcoholic specimen of a fish, 

 Morone interrupta (Yellow Bass), as large as a man's hand, that he 

 took from the stomach of a double-crested Cormorant { Phalacro- 

 corax dilophus), sent him from Carlisle, Illinois. The fish was in 

 a good state of preservation, except the head, which was partially 

 digested. 



Mr. H. P. Smith exhibited a fine specimen of a Stag-beetle 

 {Lucanus elephas). 



Dr. O. D. Norton exhibited a collection of fossils, minerals, 

 archaeological relics, etc., donated by Mrs. C. S. Miiscroft, Jr. 



Mr. Warren K. Moorehead exhibited a fine specimen of Lepido- 

 drendron, showing the bark, fruit, etc., and made some very inter- 

 esting remarks on the same. He also stated that some skulls 

 recently taken from the stone graves at Fort Ancient, Ohio, showed 

 a remarkably acute facial angle. 



A quorum now being present, the minutes of the last meeting 

 were approved. 



Mr. William P. Anderson was proposed for active membership. 



The following -were elected to active membership: Samuel J. 

 Broadwell, Larz Anderson, Jr.. David W. Blymyer, William MciMas- 

 ters, Mrs. J. Ralston Skinner, Miss Wiggins, Mrs. Mary L. Fisher. 

 Miss Eliza A. Fisher. 



The list of donations was then announced by the Custodian as 

 follows: From W. \V. Seely, M. D., city, American Bittern 

 (niounted) ; from William T. Orange, city, Whippoorwill ; from S. 

 T. Carley, Bantam, Ohio, slab of Murchisonia, collection of Fucoids; 

 from Miss Clarissa Gest, city, Nubian Girdle; from Felix, Baron 

 von Thiimen, Gorz, Austria, author, pamphlet. ''Die Pilze Obsfs^^c- 

 7vachse f from Edward P. Morris, city, specimen of wood from 

 the " Penn Elm;" from Amos W. Butler, Brookville, Ind., autlior, 

 miscellaneous pamphlets; from U. -P. James, city, author, Mono- 

 graph of the Monticuliporoid Corals, of the C^iiicinn.iti Group; 

 from Prof. J. W. Spencer, author, Columbi.T, Mo., miscellaneoi;s 

 pamphlets; from PI. D. Williams, city, specimen of Lucauus ele- 

 phas; from Prof. Joseph F. James, Oxford, "Catalogue of Miami 

 University;" from Mrs. Dr. Muscroft, through Dr. O. D. Norton, 

 the Muscroft Collection of minerals, shells, etc. ; from Winthrop 

 McGuffey, city, Linmhts polyplicmus : from Hon. Henry Mack, 

 city, fifty-two volumes of Volume VI., "Geological Survey of 

 Ohio.' 



Adjour;-e:']. 



