®^org£ Engelmann 
the survey was oraei wu. ' ^ . 
(V) 
September 2, 1861. 
The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 
Seven members present. 
The following donation to the library was received: Bull, 
de la Soc. Imper. zool. d’Acclimatation, Paris, No. 7, Juillet, 
1861, from the Society. 
Mr. Holmes presented from Dr. B. F. Shumard the follow- 
ing skulls from Texas : Felis pardalis^ Linn. (Tiger-cat), 
from Travis Co.; Felis onza^ Linn. (Jaguar), from Hays Co., 
and Dicotyles torquatus ( Peccary), from Travis Co. 
Dr. Engelmann made some remarks on the temperature 
and humidity of the past three summer months. June and 
August were by more than two degrees warmer than the 
averages for these months, while July was cooler. The quan- 
tity of rain for each of these months was below the average 
