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•evening, December 27th, 1886, Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, First 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 



Minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 

 firmed, and the minutes of the last Council meeting were 

 also read. 



An important donation of books from the Smithsonian 

 Institution was announced by Mr. Beaudry, Chairman of 

 the Library Committee, and a detailed list of the different 

 works was submitted by Mr. Eobb, with an interim report 

 on the condition of affairs in connection with the binding, 

 classifying and cataloguing of the books in the Library. 



On motion of Mr. Beaudry, seconded by Mr. Stevenson 

 Brown, a vote of thanks was passed to the several donors 

 referred to in the report, and on the recommendation of Mr. 

 Bobb, it was resolved that a special letter of thanks, signed 

 by the President and officers, be transmitted to the Smith- 

 sonian Institute, through Spencer F. Baird, Esq., Secretary, 

 who had kindly interested himself in the gift of so many 

 valuable publications, numbering in all, over fifty volumes. 



Mr. Mason presented a specimen of " Stropanthus His- 

 pidus," which has attracted considerable attention amongst 

 the medical profession in England as a cardiac stimulant. 



The members proposed were Messrs J. W. Buckle, "W. H. 

 Chapman, and Dr. J. Lapthorne Smith, and Messrs. E. B. 

 Grindley and A. F. Gault were elected ordinary members. 



Dr. Harrington announced that an energetic committee 

 had been formed, and that arrangements for the " Conversa- 

 zione " were progressing most encouragingly. Mr. Steven- 

 son Brown, the Secretary, presented a complete report of 

 the proposed programme in connection therewith, the date 

 having been fixed for Thursday, January 20th. 



Dr. C M. Dawson being present, gave a most interesting 

 synopsis of his written paper on the Canadian Bocky Moun- 

 tains, and in reply to a question by the Chairman, made a 

 general statement on their geological fiyrmation, and in 

 reply to an enquiry from Professor Mills, referred briefly to 

 insect and bird life on the Bockies. 



In the absence of Professor Penhallow, the second paper 

 of the evening, on " The Occurence of Scolithus in Beds 



