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June 7, 1865. 

 The President in the chair. 



Eighteen members present. 



The Secretary announced a number of valuable donations 

 since the last meeting, some of which were upon the table. 

 The more important of them were a collection of corals from 

 the Essex Institute, and a box of fossils from various parts of 

 the United States, about four hundred in number, labelled by 

 Mr. F. B. Meek, and presented by the Smithsonian Institution; 

 another collection of fossils, a type series of those collected 

 on the upper Missouri, by Dr. Hayden and Lieut. Warren, 

 also presented by the Smithsonian Institution ; and a magnifi- 

 cent cast of the Schistopleicrwn ti/piis, or great fossil arma- 

 dillo, of South America, from Martin Brimmer, Esq., which had 

 already been mounted in our large hall, and forms an inter- 

 esting and conspicuous feature of the Palaeontological depart- 

 ment. 



The thanks of the Society were voted for this valuable 

 donation. 



The Librarian called attention to the large collection of 

 books on the table, too numerous to specify, added to the 

 Library since the Annual Meeting. 



Dr. Pickering offered some desultory remarks upon the 

 corals presented by the Essex Institute, and especially on the 

 Fungiaus. 



June 21, 1865. 

 The President in the chair. 



Eleven members present. 



Capt. N". E. Atwood made some brief statements of the 

 habits of the Halibut, especially in distinction from the Cod. 



It is found during all seasons, though it does not enjoy so wide a 

 geographical range as the Cod, not extending so far southward, and 

 seldom fished for below Nantucket Shoals ; it is found mostly on banks, 



