New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-08
CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN BIOLOGISTS AND NATURALISTS,
tsEPoRrrD F0R TaR rRmuyE.l
tsisth Dayl PAVILION norEI, SEw.HAvTs,

CsI1th Day.l PAVILION HOTEL. SEw- HAVEN,
Tuesday. Aay &. 1875
The Chairman, Or. DEwEY, having taken his
leave OF Association last eveLng with afew appropriate
remarks on the nomination Of Prof omsted, Dr BIssEr
OF Boston elected as Chairman
DR. Jackson expressed his sense OF the honor done
him by eiectlDg him as Chairman for next year
| On motion OF Prot Rogers, 1t was
Resoired That Committee be appointed TO memoralize
til, Legislature the State New York the subject Of
diTuslng the Reports or the Geology Of tha: State
Prot Slilimin, Prof Rogers, and DR. G. L. Jack
son. appointed Committee for that purpose.
MIR Dana then read his Report on and
philosophical system OF nomenclature the principal features
OF which follow:
The name originally given group species hr its
founder should retained to the exclusion OF all suose-
,eruent synonyms, the system having originated with
nnGus This law is not TO extend to tie writings OF ante
cedent authors.
when several enera are united enc the the
earliest il otherwise uuobcc,onabe should be selected
the name Of TIE whole group.
When genus is subdv'ded the original generic name
Cancelled but retained for that portion OF 1t
which was considered typical By the auther
when generic name has synonym exactly equivalent
with in original application IN making subdivision g
the genus yuonym should not be adopted the name
OF et er OF genera formed srcept when its type
belongs 10 deTea section oil 'he genus ifo" tha oi tue
other sane and both sections are elevated TO genera.
OF species already In use for another species OF
the same gents should be changed also generic In
Zoology eppaye genus IN the same Kingdom
When tie name species is afterwards made the
name genus include that species, specific name
should be given.
In writing ;, sematic names the rules OF Latin orthog
rapy should adhered except In words derived rom
proper names in which only the termination should he
latnized
The best names arr those derived from the Greek or
suages being preferable Of generic
and the latter Tor sp.chc
After MIR. Dana had read his report Prof Rogers
said he desired ha; scientific men should dspense tOge
Jher with mpmentsry Science already en-
numbered snglestseand significant OF nothing
OF all useless these were the most useless.
IfApr
Prof hhideman said If they were 10 spell com
plmeniary names wi small litter, there would De
desire by AZ, 10 their names given 10 fossils.
On motlos Of Prof. Rogers the report was recon-
Ini;ted with to the Committee 10 report reso
luton ccntemning tie plan OF syi names Of individuals
70 f>siis. animals and plants. by way OF compliment
! Nh & Sittman, Jr read paper by 1t Johnson
o the Geology tie neish5orho0d of Fort Ouclita 20
u es south he found the same limestone that il
fond 70 North oft hui altered by action OF heat with
uc !ues of iron Al Fort Wayne Red River. he found
Ignite OF Boyey Coal and alum deposit, with springs i-
pFeguaed with slu.a and he believes that tie whole o.
large lake rising over all the hils IN
neghboaCot. and IL Which the mastodon &c used TO
sanbol sd uxurate st! iirtner on ne IouHc sra!,e
ros similar 10 found 10 miles South OF Fort Ouchia
also IS North and West Of the Fort also, limestone
changed by containing West OF thi. the granite
East and West then the Limestone tear. south 10
degrees East Then :he strata becpmes warped and Stands
East ARD West And ia many places he found where biu
had just to dow. and one place where II WIS
still iw!Dg. The extensive s=tilrneh; OF Texas away
TOW ards the Rocky Mountains IS 1sOouy lrpos5k for
greater part oft unnhAbabe DESERT Incapable
OF cultivation ieaTing the hasttabe portion O! texas
/ place 20 larger than tie state OF Missouri
| Prot Hail re riarhed on the utility OF crnstacea
in The identification he had identified 90 species
and 20 genera OF irobites his He Also
staed that he had had years in his possession
specimen OF resHt tiot "a remarkable and new fAcI
rckec rp o! New Bedort hs eyes are pre-
cseIy Ike those the trobie (peccugs m-finGs ;E1-
busl and so Is the general haye OF The body ne believed
genuine species of caina although ie tEliooah sI1e
t.e quire perfect those Of the fossil iootes
! of the Iu ley and Trenton Limestone
nr B .SGislRn Jr. then read ayery interesting
psr.r ty pr Uckerson Geology OF the Mississippi
Valley; which showed tha; stalac's so Estodob oonss
h,ve cen csnG IN the Naichez Buzz. 50 description
NJ cr.ou, animal found IN Mammoth Kavine as IL Is
called rear Sacsez which is ~ led the I0nteacrIpt
I ia h.se MAS Is in long and II In vide there
Isre FOR t-nk Ike CT the eleFhAHt the sks were
II IN. long there traces OF any eye sockets; 10
eyes a. al: biDd ~ !rla lad ~ Teeth .rs ore
~ xss I'VE feet Iong and very powerful the b,nes were
corncletely ossi!ized, aIi were very ierrugiDous.
| another paper, by Col. Wales, showed the mis-
cries La, suffered in Mississippi oE OF any
this account they had nothing 70 check
the oreIfong oif-curng OF the river with
10 build eulbaIkInents with
rnats with or 10 Keep :oats IN repair build
zbutmelis for hritse; the BRIGGS
10 build cellar walls with: all The houses buit
scks. Truly, lanenabe state Of things for Mississippi
The paper ao SPIKE Of tie bones the Mas
tocou found n The Mastnton RAvines IN Mississippi
The only s0rs uBd Mississippi IS that iount 4: Grand
Gulf AID Jacksoa Is tertiary SAID stone, very poor
aDdabe Gec8y and the House Jackson built
niih l. The OILY waerain Mississippi falls thlssa.d
ard feet nigh! In bluffs Walnut hRis los-
s sharks teeth fossil shells found. Iron ore
has yet volk ed n iss,pfi but
the STATE. The mail Il abundant aud Will
Dc very valuable 10 tie planter and be fund In any