1893.] 



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der Wissenscliaftea, St. Petersburg, Russia; Kolonial Museum, 

 Haarlem, Ilolland ; K. K. Sternwarte, Prag, Bohemia ; K. K. 

 Geologische Reichsanstalt, Akademie der Wissenschaften, 

 Vienna, Austria; Yerein zur Beforderung des Gartenbaues, 

 Berlin, Prussia ; Naturhistorisclier Verein, Bonn, Prussia ; 

 Oberlausitzische Gesellscbaft der Wispenschaften, Gorlitz, 

 Prussia ; K. Sachsische Gesellscbaft der Wissenscbaften, Leip- 

 zig, Saxony ; Deutsche Gesellscbaft fiir Anthropologic, etc., 

 Munich, Bavaria ; R. Osservatorio, Turin, Italy ; Royal 

 Society, London ; Royal Society, Edinburgh ; R. Irish 

 Academy, Dublin ; Harvard College Astronomical Observa- 

 tory, Cambridge, Mass.; Yale University Astronomical Ob- 

 servatory, New Haven, Conn.; Mr. Henry Carey Baird, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.; Agricultural Experiment Stations, Newark, Del., 

 Raleigh, IN. C, Agricultural College, Miss. ; U. S. Naval In- 

 stitute, Annapolis, Md. ; U. S. Naval Observatory, Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, Publishers of The American Mo7ithly, 

 Mr. Lester F. Ward, Washington, D. C. ; Historical Society, 

 Chicago, 111. ; State Historical Society, Iowa City, la. ; Kansas 

 State Historical Society, Topeka ; Geological Survey of Mis- 

 souri, Jefferson City, Mo,; Sociedad Cientifica "Antonio 

 Alzate," Mexico, Mex. ; Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, 

 Jamaica ; Sociedad Cientifica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argen- 

 tine Republic. 



The death of Dr. F. A. Genth was reported (February 2, 

 1893, set. 73,) and Dr. G. F. Barker was appointed to prepare 

 the usual obituary notice. 



The Secretaries presented a paper by Prof. A. S. Packard 

 (Providence, R. I.) on " The Life History of the Cochliopodidae." 



Dr. Cope made a communication on " The Fauna of the 

 Eurystylus and Equus Beds of the Staked Plains." 



Pending nominations Nos. 1235, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 

 1253, 1254 were read. 



The Curators presented the following report relative to the 

 requested loan of objects for the World's Fair Columbian Ex- 

 position : 



