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des croisements entre especes animales (oiseaux, reptiles, insectes, 

 coquilles, ou autres). Vous seriez done bien aimable de me communiquer 

 la liste des membres de votre societe que vous avez probablement im- 

 primee dans vos archives ; dans le cas contraire votre secretaii*e voudrait- 

 il avoir l'obligeance de me la copier (inutile d'aj outer que je m'offre 

 a payer les honoraires pour le temps passe a ce travail qui me serait 

 oVune grande utilite). 



11 J'espere, Monsieur le President, que vous voudrez bien acceder a 

 ma demande, mon but seul, en vous demandant cette liste, est de me 

 renseigner pres des naturalistes qui peuvent avoir quelques faits a me 

 communiquer. 



" Je vous prie, avec mes remerciements bien sinceres, d'agreer 

 l'expression de mes sentiments les plus distingu^s. 



A. SUCHETET. 



Proprietaire a' Breaute par Goderville au chateau d' Autiville. 



Seiue Inferieuse. 

 le 31 Julliet, 1889. France. 



The Chairman read the following translation of a French letter 

 from Mons. E. Senart reporting his inability to attend the Congress at 

 Stockholm, where he had been asked to represent the Asiatic Society. 



" I intended to send you a resume of the proceedings of the Stock- 

 holm Congress and to express to you at the same time my lively appre- 

 ciation of the honour the Asiatic Society of Bengal conferred on me by 

 asking me to represent it at the Congress. With deep regret I have to 

 inform you, to-day, of my inability to discharge the mission with which 

 I have been entrusted. I was on my way to Stockholm, when cir- 

 cumstances over which I had no control whatever, compelled me to 

 return. Under any circumstances I would have regretted this deeply ; 

 all the more so, as in this manner I was prevented from availing myself 

 of the flattering distinction which the Society has bestowed upon me. 



" May I ask you, Mr. President, to convey to the Council of your 

 Society my apologies, as well as the expression of my sincere gratitude. 

 The remembrance of the flattering honour which the Society intended 

 to bestow on me will always be very precious to me, and add to the 

 debt of gratitude which I already owe to your distinguished Society. 



" Please to accept, Mr. President, the assurance of my respectful 

 sentiments, with which I have the honour to remain 



Yours very sincerely, 



October 5th, 1889. Emilk Sknaut. 



