THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



CINCINNATI SOCIETY OF NATURAL III 



VOL.. V. CINCINNATI, OCTOBER, 1882. No. 3. 



PliOC EE DINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Wednesday Evening, July 5, 1882. 



Dr. F. W. Langdon, Vice-President, in the chair. Present, 13 

 members. 



Dr. Robt. Sattler, Dr. S. C. Ay res, Dr. G. M. Allen, J. B. Patterson, 

 and Patterson A. Reece, were elected members. 



Section 6, of Article II., of the By-laws of the Societ\ T , was amended 

 by striking out the word ,c Archaeology," and inserting in its stead 

 " Anthropology." 



The amendment to the constitution proposed at the June meeting, 

 was passed by the necessary vote, and laid over to the August meeting 

 for final action. 



Dr. 0. D. Norton read a paper on the Yellowstone country of 

 Montana. 



Donations were announced as follows: 



Smithsonian Institution, ten pamphlets ; O. N. Collett, two pamph- 

 lets; B. W. Chidlaw, larvae of Leucania unipunctata ; J. & S. Bosworth, 

 fruit of the Mangrove and Agave of Florida; Signal Service Bureau, 

 Weather Review; State Mineralogist of California, six pamphlets ; 

 Ralph Colvin, four bottles of insects in alcohol ; Dr. L. B. Welch, a 

 Night Heron, mounted by J. W. Shorten ; Otis Mason, three pamphlets ; 

 W. H. Stanage, skin of Night Heron; W. F. Fiedeldey, seven slugs 

 (Limax maximus) ; Chas. Dury, 26 beetles ; Miss Stickney, five shells ; 

 A. E. Heighway, Jr., dusky bat, mounted by Chas. Dury ; and from 



