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he thought that this last group was as closely allied to 

 some forms of the Ganoids as were the Chimeroids to 

 other forms ; and in fact the bony fishes were also so 

 closely united with the Ganoids as to make any of the pro- 

 posed subclasses very difficult if not impossible to define. 

 So long as living fishes alone were considered, the several 

 subclasses seemed to be well defined, but now that fossil 

 fishes are ' receiving more attention, we find that many of 

 .the proposed groups must be modified. 



John S. Carter of Salem was elected a Kesideut mem- 

 ber. 



The Secretary announced the following correspon- 

 dence : 



From Basel, Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Dec. 10; Bremen Naturwissenschaft 

 Verein, Dec. 7; Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, April 7; Edinburgh Royal 

 Society, Oct. 7; Leipsig, Die KOniglich Sachsiche Geseilschaft der Wissenschaf- 

 ten, Dec.; Meklenburgh, Verein der Freunde der Naturgesichte, Dec. 17; Minne- 

 sota Historical Society, April 11; Ohio Historical and Philosophical Society, April 

 1; Stettin Entomol., Verein, Sept.; Western Reserve Historical Society, April 11; 

 Yale College, April 5; Bartlett, W. S., Boston, April 4; Hotchkiss, Frank E., New- 

 Haven, Mch. 29; Piper, W. H. & Co., Boston, Apr. 3; Preble, G. H., Charlestown, 

 April 6, 17; Westermann & Co., New York, April 14. 



The Librarian reported the following additions : 



By Donation. 



ALMON, A. B. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 250. 



BUTLER, B. F., M. C. Howe's Speech in U. S. H. R., March 27, 28, 1871. Sum- 

 ner's Speech in U. S. Sen., March 27, 1871. 



COOK, GEO. H., of New Brunswick, N. J. Report of the State Geologist of New 

 Jersey for 1870. 



GREEN, S. A., of Boston. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 25. 



HIGGINSON, T. W., of Newport, R. I. Army Life in a Black Regiment. 1 vol. 12mo. 



POOLE, WM. F., of Cincinnati, O. Report of Cincinnati Public Library, 1870-71. 



SUMNBR, HON. C., U. S. S. Sumner's Speech in U. S. S., March 27, 1871. Out- 

 rages in the Southern States. 1 vol. 8vo. 



WILLIAMS, J. O., of Boston. Mammoth Trees in California. 8vo pamph. 



WINTHROP, R. C., of Boston. Proceedings of the Trustees of the Peabody Ed- 

 ucation Fund, Feb. 15, 1871. Oration on the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniver- 

 sary of the Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. 8vo pamph. 



By Exchange. 



BOSTON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY. Amer. Journal of Numismatics for April, 1871. 

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