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imals of the elephant family, whose remains, (both the elephant 

 and mastodon) occur abundantly in many quaternary deposits. 

 As to the camel, there is less evidence, but no impossibility of its 

 existence at the same time. 



A resolution of thanks to Dr. Phene, for his interesting lecture, 

 was passed, and, on motion. Dr. Phene was nominated and unani- 

 mously elected Corresponding Member of the N. Y. Academy of 

 Sciences. 



December 4, 1882. 

 Regular Business Meeting. 

 The President, Dr. J. S. Newberry, in the Chair. 

 Thirty-two persons present. 

 The following persons were elected : 

 Resident Member, Isidore Osorio. 



Corresponding Member, Dr. Henry R. Rogers, of Dunkirk, 

 N. Y. 



Honorary Member, Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, LL.D, 

 The resignation of the following members, on account of re- 

 moval from the city, etc., were accepted : 



I. Devlin, C. Heitzman, 



R. Dunlap, a. a. Redfield, 



Q. A. Gillmore, I. H. Stebbins, Jr., 



W. H. Van Arsdale. 



Mr. G. F. KuNZ exhibited a specimen of topaz from the new 

 locaHty at Stoneham, Me., as the finest ever found in America; 

 also a number of smaller crystals of the same, all full of fluid 

 cavities, and some showing a curious iridescence when looked 

 upon from one direction, i.e., from the O plane ; also crystals 

 of monazite from the same locality, there associated with albite, 

 columbite, triphyllite, etc. ; also a fine crystal of chrysoberyl from 

 Brazil, a crystal of andalusite, and a catseye. 



Prof. Egleston pronounced the topaz crystal as certainly the 

 largest ever found on the continent, its iridescence being due to 

 fine lines produced by the easy cleavage parallel to the base. 

 The crystals of chrysoberyl were now very uncommon, though such 



