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PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
Boston Society of Natural History.—March 19th.—Dr. H. 
V. Wilson read a paper, On the Formation of the Alimentary Canal 
and the Lateral Line in Teleosts. Photographs of the spinning work 
of spiders were exhibited by Mr. Horace P. Chandler, and remarks on 
the same were made by Mr, J. H. Emerton.—J. WALTER FEWKES, Sec. 
Biological Society of Washington.—April 19th.—The follow- 
ing communications were read: Dr. W. H. Dall—Exhibition of Orig- 
inal Drawings of the Fur Seal and Steller’s Sea Cow, executed by a 
member of Behring’s Expedition of 1742; Dr. C. Hart Merriam— 
Historical Review of the Faunal and Flora Divisions that have been 
proposed for North America ; Prof. Jos. F. James—On Variation, with 
special reference to certain Paleozoic Genera; Mr. B. T. Galloway— 
Observations on the Flora of Missouri; Mr. C. L. Hopkins—Charac- 
teristic Vegetation of the Cliff Dwellers Cañon near Flag Staff, Arizona. 
May 3d.—The following communications were read: Dr, Robert 
Reyburn—The Life History of Micro-organisms, with its Relation to 
the Theory of Evolution; Dr. George Vasey—A New Grass Genus; 
of. W. H. Seaman—The Place of Biology in Public Schoo] Instruc- 
tion ; Mr. F. A, Lucas — The Present Status of the Aurochs. 
May 17th.—The following communications were read: Dr. Erwin 
F. Smith—A New Species of the Genus Aphis; Mr. T. S. Palmer— 
Some Early Views of the Geographical Distribution of Species; Mr. 
Frederick W. True. —Exhibition of a Specimen of EEE imhaustt, 
a rare and remarkable Rodent from Africa; Prof. W. H. Seaman — 
The Place of Biology in Public School wie atolgpret ire A. 
Lucas, Secretary. 
Archzological Association of the University of EAN 
vania.—April z5th—Dr. C. C. Abbott, Curator of the Museum, 
read a paper on Implements from the Workshop of a Prehistoric Cop- 
persmith. 
The Indiana Academy of Science began its spring meeting at 
Greencastle, Indiana, Thursday evening, May 8. Prof. C. A. Waldo 
presided. Prof. C. Leo Mees delivered an address upon “ Inertia, 
with reference to Electricity.’’ Friday was devoted to an excursion 
to Fern Cliff, an interesting region some miles from Greencastle. In 
the evening a number of short accounts were given of the experiences 
of the day, with discussion of the local natural history. Thes ers 
were Profs. J. C. Arthur, C. A. Dryer, C. W. Hargitt, Stanley Coulter, 
D. H. Campbell, C. A. Waldo, and O. P. Jenkins, Dr. J. P. D. John 
