1882. ] Proceedings of Scientific Societies. 697 
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SociEtTy.—May 19.—“ A contribu- 
tion toa Monograph of the North American Syrphide,” by Dr. S. 
W. Williston, was presented ; Professor Cope read a paper upon 
the “ Classification of the Ungulate Mammalia.” 
June 16—Horace F. Jayne, M.D., presented a communication 
entitled “ Revision of the Dermestide of the United States ;” 
and a paper entitled “ Radiant Heat an Exception to the second 
law of Thermodynamics,” by H. T. Eddy, of the University of 
Cincinnati, was also read. 
ug. 18.—Dr. Genth read a paper entitled “ Contributions from 
the Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania.” 
Sept. 15.--Professor Cope exhibited and described some re- 
markable new fossil forms from the Permian rocks of Texas, and 
communicated a “ Third Contribution to the History of the Ver- 
tebrata of the Permian formation in Texas.” 
Oct. 6.—Professor Lewis read a paper on the Terminal Moraine 
in Pennsylvania ; Mr. Chase communicated a sixth series of Pho- 
todynamic notes; Professor Cope described Meniscéessus conguistus, 
the first mammalian species discovered in the Cretaceous. 
Oct. 20—Dr. H. C. Wood offered for publication in the Transac- 
tions a memoir entitled “ On the nature of Diphtheria, a clinical 
and experimental research, by Drs. H. C. Wood and H. F. For- 
mad ;” Commodore E. Y. McCauley offered for publication in 
the Transactions a Dictionary of the Egyptian language ; Professor 
I. C. White’s communication on the “ Geology of the Cheat river, 
West Virginia,” was read; Professor Claypole’s notes on the 
= Commingling of fossil forms,” “ The discovery of Holoptychtus 
americanus low in the Chemung, at Leroy, Bradford Co., Pa,” and 
on a mistake in the Geological map of Bradford county, were 
read; Mr. Lesley described “ Some recent observations of the 
amount of ice erosion along the crest of the Kittatinny moun- 
tain,” by Professor H. C. Lewis; Professor Cope communicated 
a catalogue of fifty-eight species entitled “ Synopsis of the Verte- 
brata of the Puerco Eocene epoch,” and a paper “On the system- 
atic relations of the Carnivora.” 
Ov. 3.—Mr. Lesley exhibited some of the recent publications 
Of the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, and showed 
ow near completion it now is. : : 
Dec. tMr. Lesley made some remarks on the Egyptian 
character of certain Hebrew names. The wser, or jackal-headed 
, Was in use in royal names from the 4th to the 19th dynasty, 
and the Hebrew name Zs'ral, corresponds with the hieroglyphic 
Usrra, Esau is the Edomite Sasu. ee 
vie Jan. 5.—Professor Cope communicated a paper entitled * First 
Addition to the Fauna of the Puerco Eocene.” 
Jan. 19.—A committee of three were appointed to draw up a 
_ Memorial to Congress urging the continuance of the Light-house 
