U-t [Feb. 



scribinj; a new species of American woll', Lupus gigas, Townsend, of North 

 America, published in Journal. 



It may not be improper while f numerating the communications, to direct atten- 

 tion to a letter from Dr. JopI Y. Shelly, accompanying fossil remains of a 

 supposed saurian found in Upper Milford, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. Although 

 not personally acquainted with this locality, it is believed to belong to a forma- 

 tion anterior to the coal, and it may he coeval with the period of the fossil foot- 

 prints in red sandstone described by Dr. A. T. King in Proceedings for December 

 1844, and December, 1845. If this supposition be correct these are probably 

 very old and interesting remains of vertebrate animals and are therefore deserving 

 of attention. 



It seems improper to close a notice of the records, without briefly adverting to 

 the very large portion of them occupied by mere lists of the munificent donations 

 received throughout the year. The constant liberality with which so many of 

 the wants of the Academy are supplied, must be a rich source of gratitude in the 

 hearts of all its friends, and while an exquisite and high toned delicacy on the part 

 of a distinguished benefactor forbids me to breathe his name, his generous gifts 

 are appreciated among our richest treasures. All which is respectfully submitted 

 by 



Samuel Powel, 



Philadelphia, January 28f/t, 18.31. Recording Secretary. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



John Jordan, Jr., Esq., and B. Howard Rand, M. D., of Philadelphia, 

 Wre elected 3fembers of the Academy. 



Election of Standing Committees for 1851. 



The following committees on the various departments of Science, 

 &,c., were elected to serve for the year 1851. 



Ethnology, S. G. iMorton, J. S. Phillips, J. C. Fisher; Compa- 

 rative Jlnatomy and General Zoology, Joseph Leidy, E. Hallowell, 

 B. H. Coates; Mamma logy, S. G. Morton, J. W.Woodhouse,R. Kilving- 

 ton ; Ornithology, E. Harris, John Cassln, .1. K. Townsend; Herpetology 

 and Ichl/iyology, E. Hallowell, John Cassin, W. Keller ; Conc/to/ogy, 

 T. A. Conrad, T. B. Wilson, H. C. Lea; Entomology and Crustacea, 

 S. S. Haldeman, R. Bridges, W. S. Zantzinger ; Botany, R. Bridges, 

 W. S. Zantzinger, Gavin Watson ; Paleontology. T. A. Conrad, T. B. 

 Wilson, Joseph Leidy; Geology, R. C. Taylor, T. F. Moss, Samuel 

 Powel; Mineralogy, J. Price Wetherill, S. Ashmead, W. S. Vaux; 

 Physics, J. S. Phillips, J. C. Fisher, Thos. Fisher ; Library, R. Bridges, 

 T. B. Wilson, J. Lambert ; Proceedings, S. G. Morton, W. S. Zant- 

 zinger, Joseph Leidy. 



February i^th. 



Dr. Morton, President, in the Chair. 



A letter was read from Prof. C. U. Sheppard, dated Charleston, 

 S. C, January 20, 1851, presenting his thanks for the fragment ot the 



