1048 Proceedings of Scientific Societies. [December, 



Boston Society of Natural History, Oct 4, 1882.— Mr. F. 

 W. Putnam gave an account of recent explorations of several 

 ancient shell heaps on the coast of Maine ; and Mr. W. O. Crosby 

 spoke of th ification of joint-structures. 



Oct. 18.— Dr. C. C. Abbott gave an account of his last year's 

 researches into the history of palaeolithic man in the Delaware 

 valley ; and Mr. S. Garman shows some " Antelope Medicine " 

 of the Ogalallas. 



Nov. 1. — Papers by Mr.Wm. M. Davis, on the structural value 

 of the trap ridges of the Connecticut valley, and by Mr. W. O. 

 Crosby, on the Elevated coral-reefs of Eastern Cuba were read. 

 Professor Zirkel's paper on the Mineralogy of the fortieth par- 

 allel survey, postponed from the last meeting, was also read. 



Biological Society of Washington, Oct 27.— Dr. W. S. 

 Barnard made a communication on Ectoparasitic Trematodes ; 

 Mr. W. P. Conant described two cases of snake-bite in Massa- 

 chusetts ; and Mr. Frederick W. True spoke of the cinnamon 

 bear, with exhibition of a specimen. 



New York Academy of Sciences, Oct. 16.— The following 

 papers were read: On the genesis of the Crystalline iron 

 ores, by Dr. Alexis A. Julien ; Note upon a new and remarkable 

 Eurypterid from the Catskill group, by Professor D. S. Martin. 



Oct. 23. — The following papers were read : Notes on the 

 Cretaceous marl-belt of New Jersey, by Dr. N. L. Britton ; On the 

 origin of the crystalline ores of iron, by Professor J. S. New- 



Appalachian Mountain Club, Oct. 11.— An address was de- 

 livered by Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, of Staunton, Va., entitled " The 

 Appalachian Mountains of the Virginias." Mr. John Ritchiejr., 

 gave some notes on Mt. Stinson, Rumney^N. H. ; and Mr. W. O. 

 Crosby read notes on Elevated pot-holes 'near Shellburne Falls. 



National Academy of Sciences.— The annual autumn meet- 

 ing of this body commenced in New York, at Columbia College, 

 on Nov. 13th, and continued four days. The following is a list 

 of the papers read : 



