1887] Proceedings of Scientific Societies. 209 
and the Buffalo Society of Natural Science. The latter soeiety 
have ample e in the western portion of the base 
ment. Professor D. S. Kellicott, the president of the Society of 
Natural Dalee, gave the address for that society. This society 
was organized in sa ny er, 1861, and its history has been 
one of continual progress. It has accumulated a fine mu seum, 
which is especially rich re local forms. The collection of fossils 
of the Waterlime group is noteworthy. Nowhere in America 
can be seen a better rai of Eurypterids, those oa 
Limulus-like am which were a prominent feature in the Pa 
zoic seas. rst president the late Judge Clinton, gave the 
society his valucke herbarium, while its A a collection 
contains many of 2 type- ee D of t : 
Robinson, A. R. Grote, L. F. Hervey, D. S. Kellicott, and stare 
The library is ome rich in Satomologieal works. At present 
the society is somewhat cramped for funds, but in time it will be 
amply provided with money. Its late president, Dr. George E. 
Hayes, left about two hundred thousand dollars, which, after the 
so of his widow, are to come into the possession of the so- 
present its funds are Agree nee from the bequest of 
the late Professor C. T. Robin We are glad to learn that 
the meetings of the society fave, never bern better attended or 
the discussions and papers more interesting than at present. 
—The Johns Hopkins University will have its marine labora- 
tory this year at Nassau, N. P. The party will sail about March 
1, and will stay until July 1,if not longer. It is proposed to hire 
a building for the laboratory. Dr. W. K. Brooks will be in charge | 
as usual. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES, 
Boston Society of Natural History.—January 19, 1887——On 
account of the inclemency of the weather the regular paper of 
peculiar feature was noticed in the development of Decapods, in 
that the germ from the eyes to the tip of the abdomen was ac- | 
tually longer in early than in later stages. An explanation of 
this fact is difficult. Dr. Kingsley also referred to the classifica- 
tion of Arthropods and their derivation from Worms. Cs. 
Minot gave a résumé of observations on the origin of the trachee 
of Hexapods, and suggested that they supported Dr. Kingsley’s 
view that these organs were not homologous in Arachnids and 
Hexapods. Professor W. T. Sedgwick spoke of the extrusion of 
trichocysts in Paramecium under the stimulation of tannic acid. 
Sudene 2.—Dr. Kingsley gave his paper pope: from the 
preceding m eeting. He maintained that the ‘ centro- 
lecithal” as applied to Arthropod eggs, and “ ener” as de- 
