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ment of Mines, Melbourne ; Comité Géologique, St. Petersburg; 
Sociétés Impériales des Naturalistes de Moscou et d’Odessa ; 
Prof. G. Bauer, Agram; K. P. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 
Berlin; K. Sachs. Alterthums- Verein, Dresden; Sencken- 
bergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt-am-Main; 
Dr. Julius Platzmann, Leipzig; Musée Royale d’Histoire Na- 
turelle de Belgique, Société R. Malacologique de Belgique, 
Observatoire R. de Bruxelles: Baron Selys de Longchamps, 
Litge; Prof. Guiseppe Menenghini, Pisa; Revue Retrospec- . 
tive, Paris; Canadian Institute, Toronto; Mr. Lorin Blodget, 
Prof. E. D. Cope, Gen. O. W. Darling, Utica; Col. J. P. Nich- 
olson, Dr. Charles A. Oliver, Henry Phillips, Jr., Philadelphia; 
Wm. John Potts, Camden: Commissioners of Pensions and of 
Labor, Washington, D.C.; Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia 
y Estadistica, Mexico. 
The Committee on the Henry M. Phillips’ Prize Hssay Fund 
reported progress and was continued. 
The Minutes of the Board of Officers and Council were sub- 
mitted. 
Prof. John C. Branner presented through Dr. Brinton a 
paper entitled, “Notes on the Botociidus and their Ornaments,” 
accompanied by some plates which, on motion, the Secretaries 
were authorized to reproduce in the Proceedings. 
Pending nominations Nos, 1181 and 1182 were read. 
The Society then took up the consideration of the matters 
acted upon by the Council. 
On motion of Dr. Ruschenberger, the Society approved of 
the recommendation of Council that Prof. J.T. Rothrock be 
authorized to permit abstracts of and illustrations for his lec- 
tures delivered under the auspices of the American Philo- 
sophical Society, to be published in “ Forest Leaves,” as re- 
quested, provided that no loss or expense shall be chargeable 
to the Society connected with such abstracts or illustrations, 
The resolution of Council relative to the Michaux legacy 
was considered, and a discussion ensued in which Mr. Price 
explained the present status of the fund, and stated what had. 
been done thereunder. 
