1887.] NEAV YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 163 



The President, Dr. J. S. Newberry, iu the chair. 



The audience filled the large Hall of the Library of Columbia 

 College. 



The Eeport of the Council recommended: 



(1) Tiie appropriation of a sum, not exceeding one thousand 

 dollars, to defray the cost of the meeting, with the reception and 

 collation, held in honor of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science. 



(2) The election of the following persons as Corresponding 

 Members: 



Prof. Henry Drummond, of G-lasgow, Scotland. 



Sir John Thurston, Gov.-Genl. of the Fiji Islands. 



Mr. Thomas Webber, of Kellyville, Ireland. 



Cavre. Sebastiano Fenzi, of Florence, Italy. 



La Princesse Helene Koltzoff Massalsky, of Florence, 

 Italy. 



The recommendations were adopted, and the candidates 

 elected. 



Prof. D. S. Martin spoke as follows upon 



A monument to J. J. AUDUBON. 



There is a matter which it seems eminently fitting to bring 

 before the Acadeniv for consideration, and I trust for action in 

 some form; and that is in regard to the grave of our great or- 

 nithologist, John J. Audubon, and the proposal to erect a suit- 

 able monument to his memory. Audubon is buried in an old 

 family vault in Trinity Cemetery, at the southwest corner of the 

 grounds, 153d street and North Eiver. The spot is remote and 

 inconspicuous. Furthermore, some street openings are likely to 

 run close to the vault, and interfere with it. Under these cir- 

 cumstances, the trustees of the cemetery have very kindly 

 ofEered the representatives of the family a plot of ground in a 

 choice position, at the head of what is to be known as Audubon 

 avenue. The proposal has been made that the naturalists of 

 the country, who owe so much to the early and enthusiastic 

 labors of Mr. Audubon, should unite in a subscription to pro- 

 vide a handsome and suitable monument to mark this spot. It 



