108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Jan., 1886. 



JANUARY 14th, 1886. 



The President in tlie Chair. 



Books Received. 



American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia : Proceedings, 

 Vol. XXm, No. 121. 



Royal Society, London : Proceedings, No. 239. 



Dr. Manigault exhibited a mounted skin of a Mourning or Carolina Dove, 

 Zenaidura Carollnensis, sent to the Museum of the College of Charleston by 

 Mr. Thomas Eavenel of St. John's, Berkeley. The plumage is largely inter- 

 spersed with white feathers, the top of the head alone being of the usual color. 

 The rest of the body is so white from the predominance of feathers of that col- 

 or, that, at first sight, the specimen is commonly mistaken for a domestic 

 pigeon. 



It is the first one of the kind he has ever seen and he believes it to be unusu- 

 ally rare. He has therefore considered it proper to place it on record among 

 the Proceedings of the Society. The bird on dissection proved to be a male. 



On motion of Dr. Manigault, The Elisha Mitchell Society, of 

 Chapel Hill, N. C, was placed upon the list of the Society's corres- 

 pondents. 



Member Elected. 



Ellison A. Smyth, Jr. 



Vice-President Archer called the attention of the Society to the 

 death of Dr. L. A. Frampton, and, in most feeling terms spoke of 

 his long connection with the Society, wherupon, on motion, it was 

 ordered that a page of the minutes be Inscribed to his memory. 



