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one Turtle’s Egg, Florida, four Sea Beans, two specimens Vegetable 
Ivorv ; from Chas. F. Low, specimens of burnt clay, from mound near 
Newtown, Ohio ; from W. W. Thompson, Proceedings Am. Associa- 
tion for the Adv. of Science, Montreal meeting; from Department of 
Agriculture, Report for 1881-2: from Miss B. Hollingshead, one Squid, 
Loligo punctata, from Mass. ; . from Boston Zoological Society, Quarterly 
Journal, Vol, 2, No. 4; jean U. S. Naval Observatory, Washington, 
Astronomical and Meteorological observations during 1879; from 
Geological Survey of U. S., Williams’ Report on Mineral Resources of 
the U. $:; from O. T. Mason, Washington, four pamphlets on Anthro- 
_ pology; from Chas. B. Going, 1 specimen Jacquemontia tamnifolia. 
Turspay Evenine, December 4, 1883. 
Scientific meeting. 
President Hunt in the chair, thirteen members present; and a 
number of guests. 
Minutes of preceding scientific meeting for September were read 
and approved, 
Prof. A. P. Morgan read a paper illustrated by drawings on “ The 
Alternation of Generations in Mosses.” ‘The professor gave the latest 
views respecting the subject of alternation of generations and fertiliza- 
tion in cryptogams. 
Mr. Chas. Dury read a paper on “ The Occurrence of the Barn Owl, 
Strix flammea,’ which was referred to the committee on publication. 
Mr. Dury also read a letter from Prof. G. Brown Goode, respect- 
ing the premiums awarded the United States at the International 
fisheries exhibition in London. 155 prizes were given to American 
exhibitors, including 48 gold and 47 silver medals. 
Mr. W. H. Fisher presented and read a series of Ornithological Field 
Notes. which were referred to the committee on publication. He also 
read extracts from a letter of Mr. E. R. Quick, respecting two owls of 
materially different size, which were found in one nest. 
Prof. A. G. Wetherby described the deposits of coal in the Se. 
quatchie Valley of Tennessee, and noted the discovery of some new 
erinoid beds in that region. 
Dr. W. A. Dun read a paper on the discovery of some old drawings 
of the ancient earthworks of the Miami Valley, which was referred to 
the publishing committee. 
Prof. R. N. Roark, of Lebanon, O., and Mr. Chas. N. Woodward, of 
Morrow, Ohio, were elected to regular membership. 
