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to the publication of tiie " Records" of the Society through the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 



Dr. Theodore Gill moved to refer the matter to the Execu- 

 tive Committee ; — seconded. Dr. C. S. Minot moved to amend 

 by adding a request that the Executive Committee convey the 

 thanks of the Society to Prof. Baird. The amendment was 

 accepted The amended motion was put and carried. 



O. T. Mason was elected a member of the Society. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Dr. H. A. Howell. On the use of Terrajoin blood for the 



demonstration of the phenomena of coagulation. 



2. Dr. Harrison Allen. Exhibition of the palatograph. 



3. Dr. C. V. Riley. On the mounting of alcoholic specimens 



in insect cabinets. 



4. . On a preserving fluid for soft galls and plant 



tissues. 



5. Mr. John Murdock. New application of the towing-net 



in Arctic regions. 



6. Mr. F. W. True. On the preservation of type specimens. 



7. Mr. G. Brown Goode. Exhibition of a large diagram 



made by photography. 



8. Prof. William H. Niles. Shall we define groups of 



organisms? 



9. Prof. L. F. Ward. On a method of rapid drawing for 



photo-engraving. 

 ID. Mr. R. E. Call. Dentition of certain molluscs. 



Prof, Niles moved that the thanks of the Society be conveved 

 to the authorities of the Smithsonian Institution and of the 

 National Museum for the courtesy and hospitality shown to the 

 Society during this meeting. The motion was appropriately 

 seconded by Prof. Gage, and carried by a unanimous vote. 



The Society then adjourned. 



(Signed), CHARLES SEDGWICK MINOT, 



Secretary. 



