Stated Meeting, March 3, 1871. 
Present, five members. 
Dr. .G. B. Woop, President, in the Chair. 
Donations for the Library were received from the Dorpat 
Observatory, St. Gall Society, R. Asylum for Lunatics at 
Perth, Scotland, the London Royal Society, R. Geographical 
Society, Society of Arts, and Thomas Irving, Esq., General 
Sabine, Sir Charles Lyell, the Royal Observatory at Green- 
wich, Prof. Mayer of Bethlehem, the American 7? gee neleeaeoe 
Resoct aon, Franklin Institute; Directors of City Trusts, and 
U.S. Commission Bureau for the Paris International Expo- 
sition for 1867. 
The Cylinder presented by Dr. Lowber was laid on the 
table, and Prof. Cresson called the attention of the members 
to it. 
The death of Wm. J. Hamilton, F. R.S., member of the 
Society, was announced by Mr, Chase. 
Prof. Cope offered for publication in the Proceedings three 
memoirs, entitled : 
“Supplement to the Extinet Batrachia and Reptilia of N. 
America; by E. D. Cope.’ (See Proc. p. 41.) 
“On two extinct forms of Physostomi of the Neotropical 
region; by H. D. Cope, APM.” “(See Proc. p. 52.) 
“On the occurrence of fossil Cobitide in Idaho; by E. D. 
Cope.” (See Proce. p. 5d.) 
Also “Notes relating to the Physical Geography and 
Geology of, and the distribution of Terrestrial Mollusca in 
certain of the West Indian Islands; by Thomas Bland.” 
Prof. Cope exhibited specimens of teeth and portions of the 
jaw of a new Mososauroid; also slabs of coal te containing 
fossils of a new species of batrachian, and a new reptilian 
genus. 
