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pothesis of Sir J. W. Dawson* as to its larval characters on ac- 
count of the presence of a well-defined vertebral column, and as 
to its rank as a specialized Stegocephal on account of its totally 
unamphibian fin-like structures. Perhaps one might most reason- 
ably place it with the Ostracoderms among the curiously special- 
ized offshoots of the early chordates, but this position would be 
at the best unsatisfactory. New material, however, may he 
awaited to demonstrate the details of its structures, and to enable 
a more satisfactory solution of the puzzles of its kinships. 
Before adjournment Prof. Osborn proposed the name of Prof. 
C. Lloyd Morgan for corresponding membership. The nomina- 
tion was duly referred to the Council. 
A motion of Prof. Osborn was carried, appointing a special 
meeting of the Biological Section of the Academy for the evening 
of Friday, January 3lst, the meeting to be similar to that held 
during the preceding winter, at which Dr. Poulton, Prof. Cope 
and others took part. It is proposed that Prof. Lloyd Morgan 
open the discussion of the evening on the subject, ‘“ The Origin 
of Instinct.” BasHrorD DEAN, 
Secretary pro,tem. 
Sratep MEETING. 
January 20th, 1896. 
The Academy met with Vice-President Srevenson in the 
chair. There were about twenty (20) persons present. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
Dr. J. Caumeight was nominated for resident member, and 
the nomination was referred to the Council. 
The Section of Geology and Mineralogy then organized. 
The first paper of the evening was by E. O. Hovey, on 
“The New Discoveries of Rare Minerals on Fort Washington 
Avenue and the New Speedway.” Dr. Hovey exhibited a very 
large crystal of tourmaline, about 95 inches long and 4 inches 
in diameter ; and also some unusually large specimens of xeno- 
* The Salient Points in the Science of the Earth. London, 1893, pp. 285, 286. 
