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the ill health and premature mortality of our population, in the 

 light of an experience of eighteen years as a health officer, and 

 of a season's study abroad. 



The presentations at this meeting were the following: 

 One yellow breasted chat, presented by Thomas Miller, 

 Heron Lake, Minn. The specimen was taken last spring in Jack- 

 son county, as the first for Minnesota. 



One king rail. Dr. Thos. S. Roberts. Taken at Minneapolis. 

 One king rail — female — with nest of ten eggs. The speci- 

 men is of interest bearing on the distribution of this bird in the 

 Northwest. 



The following were presented by Dr. A. F. Elliot : 

 Twenty-one specimens of birds from California. 



December 2. I890. 



Twenty-three persons present. 



D. P. Jones and C. P. Lommen were elected members. 



D. N. Harper, Chemist of the Minnesota Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, read a paper on the production and manufact- 

 ure of sugar in Minnesota. 



Warren Upham presented a paper (read by Professor Mac- 

 Millan) on "The Geographic Limits of Plants in the basin of the 

 Red River of the North." 



December 16, 1 890, 



Nineteen persons present. 



This special meeting was called to finish certain business of 

 the year. 



C. W. Moulton was elected a member. 



Prof. C. G. MacMillan discussed a paper on "The Distribu- 

 tion of some potentillas." 



The paper was discussed by several members. 



O. W. Oestlund gave an outline of the life history of the 

 gall making insect which infects our poplar trees. 



January 6, 1 89 1 . 



Fourteen persons present. 



W. X. Sudduth and W. H. Pratt were elected members. 



Chas. S. Fellows presented the following articles, which the 

 Academy received with thanks : One piece coquino, one branch 

 with fruit of mangrove, one branch of oak with ingrown mistle- 

 toe, all from eastern Florida. 



