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Samuel Powell, calling; attention to a magic lantern. 

 Andrew Sherwood, offering to collect for the Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Herman Poole, in regard to the formation of a Natural History Society in 

 Cornell University. 



Geo. T. Knight, giving information of a collection for sale. 

 W. B. Pryer, in regard to collections at Shanghai. 

 J. E. LeCompt, in regard to Fin-back whale. 

 A. Horner, Jr., resignation of membership. 

 J. W. Dawson, with specimens for museum. 



A. S. Bickmore, inquiring for Prof. Ebell. 



Fniversite Catholique de Louvain, acknowledging receipt of Journal and 

 Proceedings. 



Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, with publications, and acknowledging re- 

 ceipt of Journal and Proceedings. 



April. — Academie Royal des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux- Arts ; 



Societe Entomologique de France ; 



Boston Society of Natural History ; severally with publications. 



Societe Imp^reale des Naturalistes de Moscou ; 



Societe Lienneenne de Bordeaux ; each acknowledging receipt of Journal 

 and Proceedings. 



Prof. Henry, in regard to skeletons of Batrachia, etc. 



Geo. Neville, acknowledging receipt of notice of election as correspondent. 



Wm. J[. Wilson, acknowledging receipt of notice of election as member. 



Carrington & Co., in regard to sending freight to the Amazon. 



Fred. Franck, in regard to sending freight to St. Domingo. 



Wm. C. Henszey, Treas., with list of members who have paid initiation fee. 



Auguste F. Miiller, in regard to Expedition to the Amazon. 



E. P. Borden, in regard to bark "Trinity." 



Jos. Jeanes, resignation of position as auditor. 



Societe des Sciences, Physiques et Naturelles de Bordeaux, asking for miss- 

 ing numbers of publications of Acad. Nat. Sci. 



May. — Lyceum of Natural History; 



Portland Society of Natural History ; 



Hof und Staatsbibliothek Miinchen ; each acknowledging receipt of Pro- 

 ceedings. 



K. B. Akademie de Wissenschaften, acknowledging receipt of Journal and 

 Proceedings. 



Smithsonian Institution, with collection of birds from Alaska. 



Mrs. Willard Parker, in regard to box sent to the Acad. Nat. Sci. 



John J. LaAvson, Sr., in regard to the skeleton of a whale. 



Prof. Baird, in regard to monograph on Cetacea. 



Jas. Orton, in regard to Hauxwell's collections. 



Zool. Botan. Gesellschaft zu Wien, asking for missing numbers of the publi- 

 cations of the Acad. Nat. Sci. 



Albany Hancock, acknowledging receipt of notice of election as corres- 

 pondent. 



B. Waterhouse Hawkins, acknowledging receipt of notice of election as 

 member. 



C. S. West, announcing the death of Geo. J. Durham, a correspondent of 

 the A.cad. Nat. Sci. 



Manchester Scientific Students Association, with publications. 



Antonio Stoppani, announcing the death of Abbe Joseph Stabile, a corres- 

 pondent of the Academy. 



June. — Schweizerische Gesellschaft, Bern ; 



Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Bamberg; 



Der Naturforscher-Verein zu Riga ; 



Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Bern ; severally acknowledging receipt of 

 Proceedings. 



