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face seem rather to be in conflict than in conjunction. The head dress 
may represent hair, or may represent the Indian warrior’s feather crest. 
Professor Trego remarked that he had seen the once famous grave 
mound relic and the man ‘‘ who discovered’’ and possessed it, and believed 
it to be fraudulent. He had no faith in such discoveries in the west. 
Stated Meeting, December 15, 1871. 
Present, twelve members. 
Dr. Woop, President, in the chair. 
Letters of acknowledgment were received from the Anthro- 
| pological Institute of G. B. and Ireland, Nov. 24, 1871, (88, 
| ee, Oo, OO, and rans, bart L 1670). Lhe IN. Wid POR uo. 
Wat Bonn, beo,.6, lol (62, 63): The .N. Ges, imden,, 
Sept. 21, 1871 (84, 85); and the Linnean Society at Bordeaux, 
July 12, 1870 (78, 79). 
Letters of envoy were received from the Societies at Bor- 
deaux and Emden, Sept. 22, 1871; the Geographical Society 
at Vienna, Sept. 8, 1871; the American Legation at the 
Hague, Nov. 28, 1871; and the U. 8. Naval Observatory, 
Wee 0, LOT, 
The death of Count Agenor Etienne de Gasparin, in June 
last, was announced by the Secretary. 
Creation of Organic Forms, with illustrations on the black- 
board, 
Professor Cope added a Catalogue of Pythonomorpha found 
in the Cretaceous strata of Kansas. 
Pending nominations 679 to 683, and new nominations 684 
} to 688 were read. 
Professor Cope communicated his views on the Method of 
