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of tlie Cretaceous Green Sand of Burlington Co., N. J., and 

 showed how it differed from B. Flarlani. 



Prof. Hayden exhibited photographs of fossil fishes, from 

 the Green liiver locality described at the last meeting, and 

 described a new process of picture printing, from which a 

 great improvement in the representations of natural objects 

 may be expected ; he also showed sketches of Gelogical sec- 

 tions of the Kocky Mountain rocks. 



Dr. Brinton described the peculiar mode adopted by Mr. 

 Charency for interpreting some curious inscriptions newly 

 discovered at Pelenque. 



The Society then proceeded to ballot for members, nomina- 

 tions Nos. 651, 652, 65J: and Qbb^ being postponed for the 

 present. 



When, the ballot boxes were examined by the presiding 

 officer, the following persons were declared duly elected mem- 

 bers of the Society: 



Major ii. S. Williamson, U. S. Engineers. 

 Hon. J. D. Cox, of Washington, D. C. 

 Prof. Charles H. Hitchcock, of New York City. 

 Mr. Edmund Quincy, of Dedham, Mass. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, May 6, 1870. 

 Present, twenty -five members. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Mr. J. D. 

 Cox, dated Department of the Interior, Washington, April 

 26 ; Mr. Edmund Quincy, dated Dedham, Mass., April 20 ; 

 and Mr. C. H. Hitchcock, dated Hanover, N. H., April 29, 

 1870. 



Photographs of Prof. F. L. O. Ptohrig, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., and Dr. Horn, of Philadelphia, were received 

 for the album. 



