'^l^ARLE Ol^" CONTENXS. 



Proceedings of the Society 129 



The Geology and Topography of Cincinnati. Part II. By 



Prof. Jos. F. James 136 



The Identification of the British Inch as the Unit of Measure 

 of the Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley. By J. 



Ralston Skinner. Part II 142 



pers on the Destruction of Native Birds : 



By Mr. Chas. Dury 163 



By Mr. Wm. Hubbell Fisher 167 



By Mr. R. H. Warder 179 



By Dr. F. W. Langdon 181 



By Mr. I^ury, 2nd Paper 192 



By Wm. Hubbell Fisher, 2nd Paper 204 



By Prof. Jos. F. James 219 



By Dr. F. W. Langdon 220 



OFFICERS OF IHE ScXlFTV — 1886-87. 



President,- . . . Walter A. Dun, M. D. 



ist Vice-President, . . Wm. Hubbell Fisher. 



2nd Vice-President, . . .J. Ralston Skinner. 



Secretary, ..... Davis L. James. 

 Treasurer, . . . . . S. E. W'right. 



MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT LARGE. 



Rev. Raphael Benjamin. O. D. Norton, M. D. 



T. H. Kelley. Wm. H. Knight. 



I.IIIRARIAN. 



Geo. ^^^ Har])er. 



CALENDAR (^1" MEEllNC.S. 



Oct. 5. — Business and Scientific Meeting. 

 Oct. 16. - Botanical Section. 

 Oct. 19. — Executive Board. 

 Nov. 2. — Scientific Meeting of the Society. 

 Nov. 13. — Botanical Section. 

 Nov. 16. — Executive Board. 

 Dec. 7.— Scientific Meeting of the Society. 

 Dec. 18. — Botanical Section 

 Dec. 21. — ^Executive Board. 

 TJie Photographic Section meets fin the first and third Thurs- 

 davs of each month. 



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