56 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [FEB. 9, 
[ Note.—A copy of such amended By-laws has been sent to each 
Resident Member and Fellow, and will appear in the TRANSs- 
ACTIONS at the close of the current volume. | 
GEORGE L. ENGLISH was proposed as a Resident Member by 
Grorce F. Kunz. 
Pror. MARTIN announced the death of Pror. FELIPE Porky, 
of Havana, Cuba, a Corresponding Member of the Academy. 
The following is a brief sketch of his life: 
Sefior Poey was born in Havanain 1802. While a law stu- 
dent at Madrid he fled to Paris, being involved in some political 
conspiracy. After 1830 he returned to Havana, where he be- 
came professor of natural history in the University. He pub- 
lished accounts of more than 230 species of fishes before un- 
described, and attained distinction in general literature. He 
has published ‘‘ La Centurie des Lepidoptéres” (1828), works 
on Cuba (1840, 1842), ‘‘Geografia Universal” (1842), and 
““Memorias sobre la Historia de la Isla de Cuba” (1864). 
The following paper was read by title: 
ON SOME NEW AND INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF MINERALS 
AND PRECIOUS STONES IN THE UNITED STATES. 
BY GEORGE F. KUNZ. 
February 9th, 1891. 
STATED MEETING. 
About fifteen persons present. 
In the absence of any of the regular officers, Pror. D. 8. Mar- 
TIN was called to the chair. 
The minutes of January 26th were read and approved. 
Pror. MARTIN then read the following ticket for officers for 
the ensuing year, recommended by the CounciL February 6th, 
1891: 
