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Grand Menan, and described some points in the embry- 

 ology of several species of birds. 



Mr. JAMES KIMBALL presented from Capt. J. J. Coker 

 a specimen of Hippocampus sp., which formed the subject 

 of remarks by the chairman. 



Eva M. Davis of Salem was elected a resident member. 



ADJOURNED QUARTERLY MEETING, MONDAY, 

 OCTOBER IT, 1875. 



MEETING this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Vice President 

 PUTNAM in the chair. 



On motion of Mr. JOHN ROBINSON : 



Voted, To proceed to the election of officers and that a 

 committee be appointed by the chair to nominate a list. 



Messrs. W. P. Upham, E. S. Atwood and John Robin- 

 son were appointed as the committee. 



The following list was reported and the persons named 

 were elected : 



President: Henry "Wheatland. 



Vice Presidents: 'Abner C. Goodell, Jr., Frederick W. 

 Putnam, William Sutton, Daniel B. Hagar, 



/Secretary: George M. Whipple. 



Treasurer: Henry M. Brooks. 



Auditor : Richard C. Manning. 



librarian: William P. Upham. 



Curators: History, James Kimball ; Manuscripts, W^l- 

 liam P. Upham ; Archaeology, Frederick W. Putnam ; 

 Numismatics, Matthew A. Stickney ; Geology, Alpheus 



