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Donations for the Library were received from the E. 

 Asiatic Society of Japan, at Yokohama ; the Royal Acad- 

 emies at Copenhagen, Berlin, Leipsig, Gottengen ; the 

 Societies at Basil, Salem, Montreal ; the Royal Bavarian 

 Library, the Revue Politique; and London N"ature; the 

 London Royal S. Meteorological Committee ; Geographical, 

 Chemical, and Zoological Societies ; Amherst College ; State 

 Geologist of New Jersey ; Franklin Institute ; American 

 Journal of the Medical Sciences ; Medical JsTews and Library ; 

 American Pharmaceutical Society; Prof. E. J). Cope; U. S. 

 Department of the Interior ; and Prof J. Lawrence Smith. 



The R. Asiatic Society of Japan, at Yokohama, was 

 ordered to be placed on the list of correspondents to receive 

 the Proceedings. 



The Committee to which was referred the subject of a 

 proper device for the Agassiz medal, reported through Dr. 

 LeConte that thej^had considered the subject, and suggested 

 a device to the officers of the U. S. Mint. 



At Prof. Cope's request, the Secretary exhibited parts of 

 a scull of Eobasileus galeatus^ one of several specimens 

 obtained by Prof. Cope last year, on the Bitter Creek, 

 "Wyoming. The posterior wall of the cranium is in this 

 specimen very perfect, and retains one of its horns. The 

 two middle pair of horns were in separate fragments, as also 

 the two nasal horn-cores. 



A walrus fossil cranium from Accomac Harbor, in Vir- 

 ginia, was also exhibited. The fragment was about nine 

 inches long. Three well-worn teeth remained in their 

 sockets on the side, and two on the other; one socket 

 was vacant on one side, and two on the other. The front 

 margin of the roof of the mouth was perfect, and both sockets 

 for the tusks. The nasal cavities, separated behind and 

 united in front with the partition, were well shown. The 

 fragment terminated with the front wall of the brain cavity. 

 The whole was thoroughly fossilized. 



This is the most southern specimen of walrus yet dis- 

 covered on the Atlantic coast, and must have been washed 



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