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March 5, 1856. 



The President in the Chair. 



Prof. Jeffries Wyman, in behalf of the Committee 

 appointed to prepare resolutions expressive of the loss 

 which the Society had sustained in the death of their late 

 member, Dr. Thaddeus William Harris, of Cambridge, 

 offered the following, which were unanimously adopted : — 



Resolved, That the members of the Boston Society of Natural 

 History have learned, with deep regret, the death of their late 

 associate, Dr. Thaddeus William Harris ; 



That, in his death, the Society has lost one of its earliest and 

 most respected members, science a faithful and zealous student, 

 as well as a conscientious and truthful observer, the results of 

 whose labors have eminently contributed to the extension of the 

 knowledge of natural history, and have reflected dignity and 

 honor upon American science ; 



That the members of this Society sympathize with his family 

 in the loss they have sustained in his death. 



Prof. Wyman, in presenting the resolutions, referred to 

 Dr. Harris's wide reputation as a naturalist at home and 

 abroad, and to his scientific labors. His researches were 

 confined chiefly to Entomology, though he had an exten- 

 sive knowledge of other departments of natural history, 

 especially Botany. As an entomologist, he ranked among 

 those, comparatively few in number, who, with a thorough 

 knowledge of classification, combine the faculty of correctly 

 observing, and accurately recording the habits of insects. 

 His observations, though less numerous, will bear compar- 

 ison with those of Reaumur and De Geer. His very 

 valuable Report to the Legislature of Massachusetts, on 

 Insects Injurious to Vegetation, is an admirable testimonial 



