952 General Notes. 
Haupt for his paper upon “ The Physical Phenomena of Harbor 
Entrances.” 
The following papers were presented : “ On the Classification and 
Nomenclature of the Metalline Minerals,” by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt; 
“On the Ear-bones of the Permian Batrachia,” by Prof. E. D. 
Cope; and on “Two New Species of Ophidia from Mexico,” by 
Dr. A. Dugés. 
September 7.—The following papers were presented : 
“Tbrahim Nukim, ein Guslarenlied der Herzegovina,” by Dr. E. 
S. Krauss (Vienna); “ Action of the Gas from As,O and HNO upon 
m-Oxybenzoic Acid,” by Prof. E. A. Smith; on the “ Cretaceous 
and Tertiary of the Sergipe Alagias Basin of Brazil,” by Prof. J. 
C. Branner. 
September 21.—Dr. H. A. Hare presented for the Transactions 
a paper on the “ Diseases of the Mediastinum.” 
October 5.—Dr. D. G. Brinton read a paper on the “ Language 
of Paleolithic Man.” 
