185 [Gould. 



Dr. A. A. Gould presented, by title, n paper on "The 

 Kudibrancliiate Mollusks of New England." 



Dr. C. F. Winslow read some notes on microscopic ma- 

 rine animals found floating on the sea off the northern 

 Lobos Island, Lat. 6° 30' S., Long. 83° 15' W., on the morn- 

 ing of March 15th, 1864. They covered the surface of the 

 sea with a grayish scum like dirty oil, which under the mi- 

 croscope appeared gelatinous, translucent, or rather transpa- 

 rent, Ics^ than .01 inch in diameter and very unifonn in 

 size. Other forms found with thein were also described by 

 Dr. Winslow. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a letter from the !N"atu- 

 ral History Society of Montreal. 



The sj^ecial business of the evening, consisting of the 

 question of adoption of proposed amendments to the By- 

 Laws, being called up ; it was voted, on motion of Dr. White, 

 that in the question of their adoption they be considered 

 separately, and the several amendments as proposed were 

 adopted as follows ; 



Section II. Article 5. The first clause, which now reads: "The 

 Treasurer shall have char<]!:e of all money and other property of the 

 Society, except the Building, Library and IMuseum," to be altered so 

 as to read, " The Treasurer shall have charge of all money and other 

 property of the Society, excepting the Building on Berkeley Street 

 and its contents, and excepting also such property as may be placed 

 by the Council in the hands of Trustees." 



Sec. it., Art. 9, which now reads : " The Council shall control all 

 expenditure of money, and make rules for the use of the Library and 

 Museum, and special rules for the direction of the Librarian and 

 Custodian. It shall elect annually a committee of five members to be 

 called the Publishing Committee, and a committee of three members 

 to be called the Finance Committee. The Council shall have free 

 power to act for the interests of the Society, in any way, not incon- 

 sistent with the Constitution and By-Laws," to be altered by omitting 

 the word " and " after " money," substituting the word " and " for " It," 

 after ',' Custodian" and omitting the words " and a committee of three 

 members to be called the Finance Committee." 



An additional article to be appended to this section, as follows: 

 "vlr/. 10. The Council shall annually appoint three Trustees, one of 

 whom shall be the Treasurer ex-officio, to whose charge shall be 



