Sf>>i<>n mi s.\ ri;iti)Av, Dhckmker 28. 



The Society mel al 1<> o'clock a. m., President Hall in the chair. 



Several announcements from the Council were made, after which the Sec- 

 retary read a letter from Mr. Munis K. Jesup, President of the American 

 Museum of Natural History, regretting the inconvenience to which the 

 Society had been subjected owing to the unfinished condition of the build- 

 ing, and pledging a cordial welcome in case the Society should desire again 

 to meet in the Museum. 



Professor ( ope moved a vote of thanks to the officers of the Museum, which 

 was carried unanimously, and the Secretary was directed to send a suitable 

 letter to Mr. Jesup as representing the Trustees of the Museum. 



Professor W. M. Davis offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to confer with similar 

 committees from the societies of Naturalists and of Physiologists in regard 



to the places and times of future meetings. 



The resolution was adopted. The President appointed as such committee 



W. M. Davis, 



Alex. Winched, 

 J. d. Stevem-on. 



The discussion of the papers read before adjournment last evening was 

 next in order. ( '. D. Walcott, ( '. II. Hitchcock, E. Uraincrd, and James 

 Hall took part. The papers are published among the memoirs as above 

 noted. 



The next paper was read, in the author's absence, by Mr. C. D. Walcott. 

 1 1 is entitled — 



THE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE "QUEBEC GROUP." 



BY n. W, ki.i.s. 



It is published in full, forming pages 453—468, plate 10, of this volume. 



The next paper was — 



THE CUBOIDES ZONE \M> il- I IUNA J \ DISCUSSION OF METHODS OF 



CORREL \tion. 



r.v ii. -. WILLIAMS. 



Remarks upon this paper were made by C. D. Walcott. It is published 

 among the memoirs, pages \81 500, with plates 1 1-13. 



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