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of Dinosaurs. Four miles distant a Brontosaiir skeleton was 

 found. Parties were also sent to the Freeze-out Mountains and 

 north to the Rattlesnake Mountains, but without success. 



Professor E. B. Wilson reported upon his Search in Egypt 

 FOR PoLYPTERUS, which resulted in the obtaining of a fcAv fine 

 females, but with unripe ovaries ; this was in winter, between 

 Assuan and Mansourah. Professor Wilson reported also the 

 rediscovery by him of the gillbearing earthworm, Alma. 



Professor Bashford Dean reported on the work of the Second 

 Senff Expedition to the Nile, and spoke of the death of 

 Nathan Russell Harrington, the senior member of the party. 

 Mr. Harrington had for four years identified himself with the 

 Biological Section, and had left with it an enviable example of 

 energetic and persistent effort to complete an important research 

 and of sacrifice and devotion to a life-work. 



Professor Dean further reported on his work on the California 

 coast while a guest of Stanford University. He was successful 

 during the present summer in obtaining a number of freshly 

 hatched young of Bdcllostoina, and many developmental stages 

 of Chiinara collici. 



Doctor G. N. Calkins reported the passing of a successful sum- 

 mer at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Wood's Hole, where 

 he was at work upon the Protozoa. 



Professor F. E. Lloyd gave a brief account of a collecting trip 

 in Vermont, embodying some remarks upon certain species of 

 Lycopoduivi found there. He also reported upon the marked 

 success of the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor 

 during the summer. 



Professor F. S. Lee spoke on the continuation of his experi- 

 mental work upon the lateral line in fishes, conducted at Woods 

 Hole. Francis E. Lloyd, 



Secretary. 



SECTION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. 



October i6, 1899. 

 Section met at 8 P. M., Mr. Geo. F. Kunz, presiding. The 



