370 



hole is i\ in., and its length |- incli. Its general appear- 

 ance can be known from that of the objects figured on Plate, 

 p. 114, Proceedings Amer. Philos. Soc, Dec. 5, 1862, es- 

 pecially Fig. 3. 



With this bead others were found, made of segments of 

 blue glass cylinders about ro inch diameter, and about half an 

 inch long ; others of Venetian red color, of the same diame- 

 ter, but an inch or an inch and a half long. See similar figures 

 in Schoolcraft. Also, a string of very small copper beads, 

 above xV of an inch large, every way, made of bits of flat cop- 

 per wire coiled to receive a string. 



Dr. Allen presented for publication in the Transactions, a 

 paper "On some of the effects of age as observed in the 

 osseous system," with three plates, Avhich was referred to a 

 committee consisting of Dr. Euschenberger, Dr. Leidy and 

 Prof. Lesle3^ 



Prof. Cope presented a paper entitled, "Observations on 

 the Fishes of the Tertiary Shales of Green Kiver, Wyoming," 

 collected by Dr. Ilayden. (See Proceedings, page 380.) 



Dr. Ilayden presented for publication three papers, de- 

 scriptive of certain elaborately drawn and colored sections of 

 rocks exposed in the cuttings of the Union Pacific Eailroad. 

 (See Proceedings, about page 419.) 



Professor Cope exhibited and discussed a new Dycynodont 

 cranium from the Trias of South Africa, and compared it 

 ■with some evidently Dycynodont tusks from the Triassic 

 rocks of the Pboenixville tunnel, on the Reading Railroad, 

 thirty miles northwest of Philadelphia, which he exhibited to 

 sustain his remarks. (See Proceedings, about page 418.) 



Mr. James returned to the custody of the Society, the MSS. 

 of Pursh's Botanical Journal, loaned to him for publication in 

 1869; and, with the MSS., presented to the Library of the So- 

 ciety a copy of the published Journal, with MSS. notes of his 

 own interleaved. 



Mr. James returned, also, certain mosses, loaned to him from 

 the Muhlenberg Ilerbariuni, for comparison. 



Pending nominations Nos. 651 to 659 were read, and the 

 Society was adjourned. 



Provost C. J. Stille then read an obituary notice of the late 

 Mr. Horace Binney, Jun. (See Proceedings, page 371.) 



