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lilies at Stockliolm, St. Petersburg, Copenliagen, and Phila- 

 delphia ; the Societies at Eiga, Moscow, Bamberg, Frankfort 

 am Main, Manchester, Quebec, and Montreal; the Geographi- 

 cal and Geological Societies of Yiemia, the Observatory at 

 Gottingen, Prof. Elitimeyer at Basil, the Observatory of 

 Montsauris, the Anthropological Society and School of Mines, 

 at Paris, the Eoyal Society, and Meteorological Committee, 

 E. Geographical, Zoological and Asiatic Societies at London, 

 the E. Geological Society at Dublin, the Franklin Institute, 

 Prof Kirkwood, and the Cornell Library at Ithaca, N. Y. 



A Communication for Publication in the Proceedings of 

 the Society was received from Dr. Hayden, entitled Field 

 Notes on the Geology of Colorado and JSTew Mexico, by F. 

 V. Hayden, U. S. Geologist. 



On motion, permission was granted to Mr. George Harding 

 to have a photographic copy made of the Society's engraved 

 likeness of Chief Justice Marshall. 



Mr, Price, as Chairman of the Michaux Legacy Committee, 

 reported that the Society was now in possession of the docu- 

 ments sent by M. Carlier, and moved the following resolution, 

 which was adopted ; 



Resolved, That the thanks of the American Philosophical Society 

 ai'e due and are hereby cordially tendered to M. Auguste Carlier, for his 

 devoted attention to and successful accomplishment of the establishment 

 of the claim of the society for the legacy given by the will of the late 

 Andre Frangois Michaux for its use, and that the officers of the society 

 be requested to transmit a copy of this resolution to him, in testimony of 

 their grateful appreciation of his disinterested services in the matter of 

 said claim. 



A paper entitled Second Addition to the History of the 

 Fishes of the Cretaceous of the United States, by Ed. D. Cope, 

 was presented and its reading postponed. (See page 240.) 



And the Scciety was adjourned. 



