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bird life for ornament. The whole world is interested. The fact 

 that tropical birds are more commonly used for ornament did not 

 change our obligation to desist from encouraging the destruction of 

 birds from whatsoever a source the supply of ornaments may be 

 derived. 



Mr. y. R. Skinner asked if there was any perce[)tible decrease 

 in the numbers of robins, warblers and thrushes. 



Mr. Dury said he thought there had been no decrease ; that 

 they had increased in numbers in some localities, as far as he had 

 observed. 



Dr. Langdon said he had heard two wood thrushes in song in 

 Avondale but a short distance from Main avenue. 



Dr. Dun said he was glad to hear from Dr. Langdon. 

 Every question had two sides, and it is well to consider them. 

 The mortality of man in our city is as great as that in the bird 

 world, according to the figures given by Dr. Langdon. Fish have 

 been saved from extinction by the fostering care of the State 

 through its fish commission. Cannot similar work be done for the 

 birds. 



The following papers were read by title: "On the Making 

 of Lantern Slides," l)y E. J. Carpenter, read originally before the 

 Photographic Section, and now presented to the Society. "The 

 Tertiary Fauna of Newton and Wautubbee, Miss.," by Otto 

 Meyer and T. H. Aldrich. 



Prof. J. F. James read a short paper on " Recent Synomyms 

 in the Paleontology of the Cincinnati Group." 



Messrs. H. P. Piper and Harry W. Brown were nominated 

 for active membership. The Executive Board proposed the name 

 of Prof. R. W. McFarland for honorary membership. 



The following persons were elected for active members : 

 Wm. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Leaman, Miss Mary E. 

 Osborn, M. D., Miss Ida Murdoch, Miss Katharine M. Lupton, 

 Mr. Chas. Goepper, Miss M. Therese Davis. 



The resignation of Thos. French, Jr., Curator of Chemistry 

 and Physics, was received and accepted. 



A specimen from Idaho, said to be an "Agate plant," was 

 referred to Mr. Geo. B. Twitchell, Curator of Microscopy, for 

 report. 



A communication addressed to the President from V. Lieu- 

 tamd, offering to sell to the Society an ancient inscribed stone, was 

 received and referred to the Executive Board. 



