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In our next we shall endeavor to give abstracts of the various papers 
read before the NATURAL HISTORY SECTION, only having space in this 
number for their titles. 
FIRST Day. 
The Distribution of Precious Metals in the United States, By Col. CHAS. WHITTLESEY, 
SEC 
The Geological Relations of the oar fos soak Elephant of North America, By 
Prof. JAMES HALL 
raren drawn Srom the Study of the Orthoptera of North America, By SAMUEL 
H. Scu 
arias 7 Ancient Glaciers in the Wais pee By G. L. Vos: 
The Origin of th somites. By Prof. O. © MARSH. 
Geographica Distribution p the Sediments and the Fossils of the Hamilton, Portage, 
bd “gece pedi mpd New York, By Prof. AMES . 
on gnate g By L. E. CHITTENDEN. 
THIRD DAY. 
Tellurium a Metal. By Prof. L. Bradley. 
Fossil Fi d by Rev. H. Herzer from the Devonian Rocks 
a ii Ohio. By Prof. J. $. NEWB: 
The Fossil Insects of North America. 
Coal Measures of Illinois. By Prof. A. H. WORTHEN. 
on Points in the Geology of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. -By Prof. J. W. DAW- 
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FOURTH DAY. 
On some New Fossil e from the Lower Silurian. By Prof. O. C. MARSH. 
Pai the raganu of Fossil Sponges in the successive groups of the Palæozoic Series, By 
f. JAME 
The American Beaver. By LEWIS H. MORGAN. 
The Distortion and Metguarphests of Pebbles in , Conglomerates. By C. H. HITCHCOCK. 
_ FIFTH DAY. 
On som i Reptiles and Fish the Carbonife Strata of Ohio, Kentucky, and 
Minois, ign f. J. S. NEWBE 
See Law wi the Earth's pcm eee . By R. W. RAYM 
n Mountain Masses of Iron Ore in the United States, on CHARLES WHITTLESEY. 
e the Lower Silurian Brown Hematite Beds of By B. 5. LYMAN, 
ions of t. ical of Maine. Prof. 0. COC. 
of K. 
or the poreo Distribution of Radiates on the West Coast of America. By Prof. A. 
eah 
pnsidóraii ations relating to the Climate of the Glacial Epoch in North America. By Prof. 
EDWARD HUNG: GERFO 
Depression th ial Period. By Col. CHAS. WHITTLESEY, 
Ripton Sea Baches, By Prof. EDWARD HUNGERFORD. 
On the Cretaceous and Tertiary Flora of North America, By Prof. J. S. NEWBERRY. 
On certain Effects produced upon Fossils by Weathering. By O. C. MARSH. 
Geology of Vermont. By Prof. C. H. HITCHCOCK. 
The Insect Noat Satis s ts aai head Washington as compared with that of Labrador. 
‘By Dr. y Dr. A. S. Pac CARD, Jr. napa 
he Ichth: cs: a ho (th By F. iy A 
Embryology of Libellula (Dipl) with notes on the Morphology of Insects, and the 
easieatin of the Neuroptera. By Dr. ri S. PACKARD, jr. 
the Phisertag of Plants. By JAMES HYATT. 
