264 DAVENPOR1 ACADEMY OF \ \TI RAL SCIENCES. 



December 16 1887. — ADJOURNED MEETING. 



President C. E. Harrison in the chair; ten members present. 



A paper by Mr. Charles R. Keyes, of Burlington, "An Annotated 

 List of the Birds of Iowa," was read by title, and on motion referred to 

 the Publication Committee. 



Dr. Allen then gave an address on the "Vertebral System in Man 

 and Animals," which was listened to with great interest. 



On motion, a vote of thanks was tendered to Dr. Allen. 



A box from Mr. George F. Daniels, of Oxford, Massachusetts, was 

 then opened, and found to contain a large collection of ancient imple- 

 ments, household utensils, old china, etc. 



January 4, 1888. — Annual Meeting. 



President C. E. Harrison in the chair; twenty-three members present. 

 The reports of the officers were presented, as follows : 



RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT.— Abstract. 



Seventeen meetings have been held during the year, with an average 

 attendance of fifteen. Seven regular and five corresponding members 

 have been elected, making a total gain of twelve during the year Three 

 life members, one regular member, and one corresponding member has 

 died, making a total loss of five. Present membership — life members, 

 77; regular members, 120. 



Papers of scientific value read before the Academy: "Bibliography 

 of Iowa Antiquities;" "Report on Thunder-Storms of Iowa;" "Fishes 

 of the Ozark Mountains;" "Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa;" 

 "Anglo-Saxon and Latin Words." 



Subjects of more or less general interest discussed: "Clouds, How 

 Sustained in the Atmosphere;" "Theories of Thunder and Lightning;" 

 "The Stone Circles on Dakota Plains;" English Sparrows;" "Theory 

 of Color; "Changes in Animal Life Caused by Salt or Fresh Water;" 

 "Edison's Pyro-Magnetic Generator." 



Lectures: "The Vertebral System in Man and Animals;" and a cos- 

 tume lecture under the auspices of the Academy, "The Indians of Iowa. " 



Other societies holding meetings in the Academy building : Scott 

 County Medical Society; Iowa and Illinois District Medical Society ; 

 Scott County Horticultural Society; Davenport Pharmaceutical Asso- 

 ciation; and two chapters of the Agassiz Association. 



Number of visitors during the year, about two thousand. 



Jennie McCowen, M. I)., Recording Secretary. 



