34: TRANSACTIOxVS OF THE [dEC. 1. 



December 1, 188-1. 



Regular Business Meeting. 



The President, Dr. J. S. Newberbt, in the chair. 



Seventy-five persons present. 



The Report of the Council, which recommended elections and 

 payment of bills, was adopted. 



The following persons were elected Resident Members : 



Mr. F. Cope Whitehouse. 

 Mr. J. F. Kemp. 

 Mr. p. H. Dudley. 

 Mr. George A. Plympton. 



A paper by Mr. George N. Lawrence was read by title : 



descriptions of supposed new species op birds of the families 

 tyraxnid.e, cypselid.e and columbid^. 



[Published in the Annals, Yol. iii., pp. 156-158.] 

 Mrs. Erminnie A. Smith read a paper on 



THE IROQUOIS CUSTOMS AND LANGUAGE. 



(Illustrated with Indian costumes and implements.) 



[Published in the Journal of the Anthropological Institute, 

 February, 1885.] 



By request, Col. Parker spoke upon the subject of the paper, 

 and the President and others joined in the discussion. 



December 8tli, 1884. 

 Stated Mep:ting. 

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

 Dr. H. a. Mott read a paper entitled: 



AN inquiry into THE VALIDITY OF THK ORDINARY THEORY" OF SOUND 



WAVES. 



Prof. W. Le Conte Stkvkns, and others, discnissed the paper. 



