436 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
F. H. Snow, of Lawrence. This Depers describes 27 species of fish. 
“On the Internal Heat of the Earth,” by Rev. John D. Parker, of 
Burlington. “On a Comparison of the Coals of Kansas with other 
Western Coals,” by Prof. Wm. H. Saunders, M.D., of Lawrence. 
“On the Saurian Formation and Moss Agate of Ka ansas, ” by Prof. 
B. F. Mudge, of Manhattan. Prof. Mudge fis cane! to the Soci- 
ety some fine specimens gathered during his recent visit to the 
: n. John Frase 
President; B. F. Mudge, Vice 4 age John D, Parker, Secre- 
tary and Librarian ; Frank now, Treasurer; B, F. Mudge and 
F. H. Snow , Curators Curators of Departments: B, F. Mudge, 
Geology ; FH.S Snow, Entomology; Wm. H. Saunders, Chemis- 
try; John D. Parker, oan? be J. H. Carruth, Botan mi 
see si 
* Spceno onites,” read “ Sphwronites ;” page 228, in the 5th line, for 
“Miller,” read Miller ;” page 230, in the 17th line for “ ovo-anal,” 
read “oro-anal;” in page 232 , for “ Crinoidea,” read “ paleozoic 
Crinoidea;” and in page 233, 11th line, for «“ interradial,” read 
“internal.” I des 0 to express my obligations to Prof, Alex- 
ander Winchell, State ' Geologist of Michigan, and to Mr. Charles 
Wachsmuth of Burli ington, lowa, for their kind assistance in lend- 
ing me a large number of beautifully preserved specimens. 
E. BILLINGS. 
OBITUARY. 
Capr. JAMES PEDERSEN, whose name is associated with numer- 
ous new and rare species of corals, echinoderms, shells, etc., de- 
scribed in this Journal and — where, as well as with the very 
extensive collections which he has eetsiivaeh to the Museum cf 
ege, and of hie portions have beeect distributed to 
many other Museums, both in this country and in Europe, died in 
San Francisco, Aug. 19th. He was born at prterae sai Norway, 
prised 24th, 1811. His father, Sars Pedersen, and his ancestors 
or 
and Copenhagen, and aby his visits to the ce heeled: museums ap 
galleries of the latter city, he acquired a taste for the rare and 
curious in nature and art, which in later years led him to become 
an enthusiastic and intelligent collector of objects of Natural 
History. In 1828-9 he studied navigation and took his diploma, 
and since then has spent most of his ue in various 8 of the 
Pacific and Indian Oceans, being for some time on the South 
