l899-] scientific proceedings. 281 



October id, 1899. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library; President 

 Fairchild in the chair; thirty-four persons present. 



A letter from Mr. William Streeter was read, thanking the 

 Academy for his election to Life Membership. 



President Fairchild spoke of the death of Mr, Elon Hunt- 

 ington, one of the older members of the Academy and a regular 

 attendant on the meetings for many years. 



Dr. Charles T. Mitchell, of Canandaigua, read a short 

 paper describing two species of fish native to the waters of Canandai- 

 gua Lake : lake trout and lake shiners, or ciscoes, the latter furnishing 

 food for the former. The paper minutely described the fish, their 

 habits and general history. 



The paper was discussed by Professor Fairchild and Mr. C. 

 J. Sakle. 



Mr. J, M. Davison exhibited a garnet ball of about one and 

 three-quarters inches diameter which showed a beautiful asterism. 

 Three great circles of violet light crossed it, forming by their intersec- 

 tion eight spherical triangles and four four-sided figures. In diflused 

 light these circles were faint broad bands. In strong, direct sunlight 

 they were fine, sharp lines which seemed to stand out from the ball. 



Dr. Charles T. Howard exhibited a specimen of a so-called 

 '' kissing bug," Apsistus personatus, found near his residence. It is 

 one of the assassin bugs which prey on other bugs, and belongs to the 

 squash-bug family. 



Mr. Henry L. Ward exhibited a portion of a meteorite, known 

 as the Allegan meteorite.* 



Mr. H. L. Preston gave an account of his search after meteorites 

 in Ohio. 



Mr. C. J. Sarle told of an excursion taken with the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, from Columbus, Ohio. 

 The trip was through a mine in the bituminous coal region, sixty 

 miles south of Columbus. A carboniferous forest, the trees remaining 

 in their position of growth, was an object of great interest in this mine. 



♦Described in Avterican Journal of Science, Series 4, \'ol. VIII, pp. 412-414. 1S99. 



