Sept., 1886.] ELLIOTT SOCIETY. 121 



AUGUST 26th, 1886. 

 The President in tlie Cliair. 



Boohs Received. 

 Eoyal Society, London : Proceedings, Nos. 244 and 246. 



SEPTEMBER 23d, 1886. 

 The President in the Chaii\ 



Boolcs Received, 



American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia : Proceedings, 

 Vol. XXni, No. 123. 



California Academy of Natural Sciences : Bulletin, Vol. II, No. 

 5, September, 1886. 



Mr. E. A. Smyth, Jr., exhibited a specimen of Natica canrena, 

 L,, from SuUivan's Island, S. C, a hitherto uni'ecorded locahty. 



IVIr. Mazyck and Dr. Colson exhibited several specimens of Clay 

 and Sand from the Earthquake fissui'es and salses near the " Ten 

 Mile Hill." ^ 



Mr. Mazyck exhibited a mass of Nests of an unkno^Ti insect, 

 (from which the larvae had escaped,) attached to the stem of Am- 

 2Mlopsis qidnqiiefolia. 



A Commission, consisting of Prof. L R. Gibbes, as Chairman, 

 and Messrs. W. G. Mazyck and F. W. Schlepegrell and Drs, G. E. 



VOL. n. 16 Published ApL.lSST. 



