oy died by Dr. C. O. Wirtmax, Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge, Mass. 
Microscopy and Histology. 747 
Mackenzie. 
Slaves or Etcha-ottiné 97 
f Dog-ribs 
Forts Norman and Franklin (Bear lake), 1869.... | ountain Indians -i43 
Hareskins &5—272 
Fort Good Hope, Was E want E Hareskins 422 
Dindjie or Loucheux Quar- 
Fort Macpherson (Peel R.), 1866, including La relers, Kutchin 
Pierre’s House Eskimo of the An- 
derson 250 
i Eskimo of Macken- 
zie 550 
Forts Leard and Nelson.............+0e0 ows vs a Shaves 500 
Population of the Mackenzie ..... 4214 
Athabasca. : 
Forts Chipewyan and Smith, 1879 { ORATE n. i í 
Fond du Lac, 1879... ....  Caribou-eaters 318 
oa (Peace river), 1879 aati pig Gi, 
ort MacMurray (Ath i Chipewyans 31 
y (Athabasca river), 1879........ A ces 2 $3 
Fort Dunnegan (Peace river); 1875 Beavers & Sécanais 195 
Fort St, a rees 137—332 
John (Peace R.), 1879. Lesser Slave L.. Sécanais 195 
Population of Athabasca 1761 
Maximum total .... 5075 
MICROSCOPY AND HISTOLOGY.' 
SECTIONS oF Dratoms.—Dr. J. H. L. Flégel’s paper on “ Re- 
hes on the structure of cell-walls of Diatoms” was brought 
ore the meeting by Mr. J. Mayall, Jr., who, in his preliminary 
Page said that it would be remembered that some time ago 
of d; heard reports that some one abroad was making sections 
with oms, and he was requested by Mr. Crisp to institute inquiries 
the view of bringing the method before the society. He sub- 
Sa without which it was of course not possible to form any 
Weng Schröder, now resident in London, to write to Dr. 
orate subject, and in the result they had received a very elab- 
eringa accompartied by a dozen slides and a number of pho- 
and drawings in illustration. p 
wa aig examination of the slides showed that Dr. Flogel 
ughly familiar with the finest processes of mounting, 
l that had been done by Moller. One of the slides 
