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graphical Society, Comite Geologique de la Eussie, Prof. Serge 

 Nikitin, St. Petersburg ; K. Zoologisch Genootschap, Natura 

 Artis Magistra, Amsterdam ; K. Zoologisch-Botaniscli Ge- 

 nootschap, The Hague, Holland ; Fondation de P. Teyler van 

 der Hulst, Harlem ; Prof. C. Leemans, Leiden, Holland ; Dr. 

 Friederich Krauss, Vienna ; Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frei- 

 burg, i. B. (131, 133) ; Verein fur Thiiringische Geschichte und 

 Alterthumskunde, Jena; " Le Cosmos," Marquis de Nadaillac, 

 Paris ; Mr. Hamilton A. Hill, Boston, Mass. ; Mr. G. F. Dun- 

 ning, Farmington, Conn. ; Dr. H. C. Chapman, Philadelphia ; 

 Museo Nacional, Buenos Aires (130). 



Societe Eoyale de Geographic d'Anvers, Antwerp, Belgium, 

 was placed on the Society's exchange list to receive Proceed- 

 ings. 



A circular was received from the American Chemical So- 

 ciety, New York, announcing the holding of their Second 

 General Meeting, December 30 and 31, 1890. 



A communication was received from George Keiter, Cincin- 

 nati, 0., announcing a supposed new discovery that water can 

 be raised by suction or atmospheric pressure higher than 

 thirty-four feet, which the Secretaries were instructed to an- 

 swer. 



A letter from Mr. Eobert Patterson, in reference to the 

 Peale collection of stone implements, was referred to the 

 Curators. 



Accessions to the Library were reported from the Depart- 

 ment of Mines, etc., Wellington, New Zealand ; Geographical So- 

 ciety, Tokio ; Deutsche Seewarte, Hamburg ; Verein fur Kunst 

 und Alterthum in Oberschwaben, Ulm ; Geographische Ge- 

 sellschaft, Munchen ; Societe' Eoyale de Geographic d'Anvers ; 

 Academic Eoyale de Belgique, Bruxelles ; Prof. L. Eiitimeyer, 

 Basel, Switzerland ; Ostschweizerische Geogr.-Commerc. Ge- 

 sellschaft, St. Gall ; Direzione Generale della Statistica, Eome ; 

 Societe de Geographic de Lisboa ; University of the State of 

 New York, Albany ; Bureau of Statistics of New Jersey ; Prof. 

 Eobert W. Eogers, Carlisle, Pa. ; Franklin Institute, Dr. Per- 

 sifor Frazer, Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., Philadelphia ; Depart- 



