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REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING. 
November 5th, 1893. 
Dr. A. A. JULIEN in the Chair, and eleven persons present. 
The following persons were elected resident members: 
Pror. R. 8. Woopwarp, 
Pror. W. H. Burr, 
Mr. Morris K. JEmp, 
Mr. Harrison G. Dyer, 
Mr. Mark SAMUEL. 
Mr. J. P. TEomson, of Brisbane, Australia, was elected a cor- 
responding member. 
The AupUBON MoNUMENT CoMMITTEE,* appointed October 3d, 
1887, presented the following report, which was accepted : 
The public proceedings looking forward to the erection of a 
monument over the grave of the distinguished ornithologist, 
John James Audubon, first found expression at a special meet- 
ing of the New York Academy of Sciences held at Columbia 
College, on the evening of August 15th, 1887, the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science then being in ses- 
sion in New York. At that meeting Prof. D. S. Martin, at 
the suggestion of Prof. THomas Ea@Leston, who was then in 
Europe, stated the desirability of commemmorating the services 
rendered to Science by Audubon, and urged action by the 
Academy and the American Association. No action was taken 
by either body at that time. (See minutes of the Academy, 
August 15th, 1887.) 
At the Regular Business Meeting of the Academy held Oc- 
tober 3d, 1887, Prof. Martin made a statement regarding the 
presentation of the subject on August 15th. On motion of 
Dr. N. L. Britton, seconded and carried, the Chairman, Prof. 
W. P. Trowbridge, appointed Professors Egleston and Martin, 
*See minutes of the Academy, April 26th, 1893, and Transactions, xii. 217, 218. 
