PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



TAKEN FROM THE SOCIETY'S RECORDS. 



General Meeting, January 2, 1884. 



Ex-President, Mr. T. T. Bouve, in the chair. Thirty-seven per- 

 sons present. 



The following members were elected : to Honorary Member- 

 ship : Dr. William B. Carpenter, of London. To Corresponding 

 Membership : Prof. Ferdinand Cohn, Breslau ; Prof. F. Fouque, 

 Prof. A. M. Levy, and Prof. E. J. Marey, of Paris ; Dr. Paul 

 Mayer, Naples ; Prof. A. R. C. Selwyn, Ottawa ; and Dr. Augnst 

 Weismann, Freiburg. To Corporate Membership; Miss Cora 

 H. Clarke, Dr. H. £. Davidson, Miss M. H. Hinckley, Mr. J. S. 

 Kingsley, Mrs. R. H. Richards, and Mrs. C. O. Whitman. To 

 Associate Membership : Mr. George H. Barton, Prof. B. K. 

 Emerson, Prof. W. T. Sedgwick, Mr. G. S. Miller, Jr., Miss Mary 

 T. Palmer, and Mr. R.P. Williams. 



The following paper was read : — 



PROCEEDINGS B. 8. N. H. VOL. XXIII. 1 SEPTEMBER, 1884. 



