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among men of kindred studies in other countries, as well as by his acknow- 

 ledged worth and usefulness in all the relations of life, as a man, as a 

 husband and father — as citizen, physician, philosopher, friend, and bene- 

 factor. 



Resolved, That, in testimony of our respect for the memory of the de- 

 ceased, we will attend the funeral in a body, and wear the usual badge of 

 mourning for thirty days ; and that one of our members shall be designa- 

 ted by the President, whose duty it shall be to prepare a sketch of the life 

 and scientific labors of ihe deceased, to be read at a future meeting. 



Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary be directed to communi- 

 cate a copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased, in token 

 of our sympathy with them in a loss which none but they can know. 



Dr. William Carr Lane was elected an Associate Member. 



Maxj 5, 1862. 

 The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Six members present. 



Letters were received from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Amster- 

 dam, Oct. 16,29, & Nov. 15, 1861 ; Soc Roy. de Zoologie, Amsterdam, 

 August & Sept. 1860; Phvsikalisch-med. Gesellsch., Wiirzburg, Jan. 6, 

 1862; Universite' de Louvain, Oct. 16, 1861 ; Schweitzerische Gesellsch., 

 Bern, Nov. 1861; Naturf. Ge^ellsehaft, Hern, Nov. 1861; Secretary of Ihe 

 Smithson. Instit., Washington, May, 1862, acknowledging receipt of the 

 Transactions of the Academy and announcing publications sent. 



The following donations to the library were received : 



Verhand. der K. Akad. von Wete'ischappen, Dl. IX., 4to, Amsterdam, 

 1861; Verslagen an Med. Naturk., Dl. 11 & 12,1861 ; Jaai bock von 1860, 

 fromjhe Royal Academy. Me'm. de la Socie e Roy. de Zoologie, Liv. 7 &. 8, 

 1858-9. Amsterdam, from Ihe Royal Society. Proc. Roy. Soc. of London, 

 Vol. VI., Nos. 44 & 46. 1861, from the Royal Society. Jahrbiicher der K. 

 Akad. der Wissensch, Erfurt, N. F., Heh II., 1861,/rom the Society Be- 

 richt der St. Gnllischen naturw. Gesellschaft, 1858-61, from the Society. 

 Wiirzburger Med. Zeitschrift, Bd If., Heft 4-6, 1861, from the Society. 

 Universite de Louvain — Annmire 1861: Theses, 244—252 Th^ol., 54-55 

 Med., 4-11 Dioit; Programme de Cours, 1861-62, Jrom the University. 

 Mittheil. der naturf. Gesellsch., Bern, 1858-60, from the Society. Rocks 

 lyir.g between the Carboniferous and Hamilton Group in Lower Peninsula 

 of Michigan, with descriptions of Cephalapods, by Alex. Winchell, State 

 Geologist, from the Author. Bull, de la Soc. Imper. zool. d'Acclimata- 

 tion, Parish T. IX., No 1-2, 1862,/rom the Society. 



Dr. Engelmann presented a skeleton of Pelicanxis carbo. 



Dr. Engelmann detailed some of the results of his observa- 

 tions on the fruit of Opuntia Rafinesquii, a species of the 

 Western United States. 



Dr. Shumard presented from Mr. G. C. Broadhead a paper 

 on the Coal Measures of Missouri. Referred to the Publica- 

 tion Committee. 



