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In compliance with the duty devolving upon us, we would present the following reso- 

 lutions : 



Resolved, That in the sudden bereavement which has befallen our Society, we would 

 not suppress the grief so deeply felt. For the long-continued, unwearied interest mani- 

 fested by our late President in our prosperity ; for the readiness, the liberality with which 

 he seconded every effort for our advancement ; for the uniform courtesy with which he 

 presided over our assemblages, and the kind-heartedness often evinced there ; for his 

 anxious desire to see around him a band of brothers engaged in the same ennobling pur- 

 suits, actuated by the same spirit, aiming at the same end, we shall ever with gratitude 

 remember him. 



Resolved, That some member of the Society be appointed to prepare a biographical 

 sketch of our late President, to be presented to the Society at a future meeting. 



Resolved, That our deep sympathy be extended to his afflicted family. 



Prof. Jeffries Wyman was chosen in conformity with the recommendation of the com- 

 mittee, to prepare a biographical memoir of the late President. The Society then ad- 

 journed, out of respect to the memory of the deceased. 



Dr. Wyman, in accordance with the wishes of the Society, prepared a very full 

 biographical memoir of Dr. Warren, which was read by him at the meeting of Dec. 17, 

 and which may be found in the published Proceedings, Volume VI. A list of Dr. Warren's 

 scientific writings is appended. 



At the adjourned annual meeting held May 21st, the Curator of Ornithology called at- 

 tention to a magnificent donation of birds from the Government Museum of Natural His- 

 tory, at Victoria. Among them were one hundred species or more, not previously in the 

 Museum. Other valuable donations had also been received from Dr. Samuel Kneeland, 

 Jr., Mr. Geo. S. Shaw of Cambridge, and Mr. E. Samuels. 



The Botanical department had received from Prof. Asa Gray several hundred South 

 European plants. 



The Geological Cabinet had been the recipient of a fine series of Eocene shells from 

 the Paris basin, presented by Geo. B. Emerson, Esq. 



The Curator of Comparative Anatomy mentioned several valuable donations from 

 Dr. J. V. C. Smith, Geo. B. Emerson, Esq., and Dr. S. Kneeland, Jr. He called attention 

 to the fact that specimens under his charge were injured from year to year, in consequence 

 of the increased dampness and other unsuitable conditions of the building. 



The Librarian reported that a card catalogue had been prepared for the use of the 

 Library. 



The officers for the ensuing year were then elected, with the exception of the President. 



Dr. John Bacon was chosen Curator of Mineralogy, in place of Mr. Francis Alger ; 

 Dr. Samuel Kneeland, Jr., Curator of Ichthyology, in place of Dr. Silas Durkee ; and 

 Dr. Silas Durkee, Curator of Entomology, in place of Dr. H. K. Oliver, Jr. 



A Committee consisting of Dr. A. A. Gould, Prof. Jeffries Wyman, Dr. Samuel Cabot, 

 Dr. N. B. Shurtleff, and Mr. C. J. Sprague were appointed to nominate a candidate for the 

 office of President. This committee at the next meeting were further instructed to report 

 the names of two or more persons as candidates. 



At a meeting held on the 18th of June, the Committee on nomination made a report 

 which is not given in the records. 



