480 RECORDS. 



Professor H. F. Osborn described the different museums which 

 he visited in Europe, giving a very brief account of the good and 

 bad points of each. At Stuttgart he saw a unique and unde- 

 scribed fossil Hyrax which Professor Fraas very generously gave 

 him the pleasure of describing. The description was presented 

 at the Meeting of the British Association in Cambridge. 



Professor Osborn was followed by Professor N. L. Britton, 

 who gave a resume of the work accomplished during the sum- 

 mer on the building and grounds at the Botanic Garden in 

 Bronx Park. 



Professor B. Dean reported on a few results on the embryol- 

 ogy of the Hag Fish, which he thinks is similar to that of the 

 sharks. He also described the appearance of a South American 

 Lung Fish (Protoptcriis) which was sent to him in a ball of dried 

 mud. 



Dr. 0. S. Strong and Mr. H. E. Crampton reported briefly 

 on the nature of the work accomplished at the Marine Biolog- 

 ical Laboratory at Wood's Holl, bringing out particularly the 

 fact of the cordial relations between the investigators of the 

 Fish Commission and those of the laboratory. 



Mr. N. R. Harrington related some interesting experiences 

 in connection with his expedition to the Nile valley in quest of 

 Polypieriis bisJiir. The expedition, which was made possible by 

 the generosity of Mr. Chas. H. Senff, was undertaken by Mr. 

 Harrington and Dr. Reid Hunt. As guests of the Egyptian 

 government they enjoyed unusual advantages in securing then- 

 ends, but only after repeated trials and discomforts and many 

 disappointments did they finally get the fish. 



Other brief reports were made by Professor Lloyd (on the 

 botanic gardens of Germany), Dr. Brockway and Mr. Calkins. 



At the suggestion of Professor Osborn and Dr. Dean a 

 series of nominations for corresponding membership was sent to 

 the Council. 



Gary N. Calkins, 



Secretary. 



